Tonight, "Qarabagh" will play its last match - the 8th round - of the Champions League League stage. Sport24.az reports that the Aghdam team will face the last champion of England, "Liverpool," away.
The match, which will be held at "Anfield" stadium, will start on January 29, at 00:00 Baku time.
Currently, "Qarabagh," with 10 points, is 18th in the tournament table, while "Liverpool" is in 4th place with 15 points. This game is of particular importance for both teams, and neither will try to lose at least. "Liverpool" must win to directly secure a ticket to the 1/8 finals. For "Qarabagh," even 1 point will be enough to advance to the play-offs. But the Aghdam club will still have a theoretical chance to play in that stage even if they lose. This will also depend on the results of several other matches.
It should be noted that the teams that take the first 8 places directly qualify for the 1/8 finals, while those who take the 9-24 places get the right to play in the "play-off" (conditionally 1/16 final). Those who take the 25-36 places finish the fight in European Cups for this season.
UEFA Champions League
League stage, VIII round
00:00. "Liverpool" (England) - "Qarabagh" (Azerbaijan) 2:0 (First half)
Goal: Mac Allister, 15, Florian Wirtz, 21
Referees: Ivan Kružliak, Branislav Hancko, Jan Pozor, Peter Kralovič
VAR: Pol van Boekel
AVAR: Jan Boterberg
"Anfield" stadium, Liverpool, England.
Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Florian Wirtz, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike, Cody Gakpo
Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Endo, Kerkés, Federico Chiesa, Nonge, Nallo, Morrison, Ngumah
Qarabagh: Matej Kovar, Elvin Jafarguliyev, Kevin Medina, Bahlul Mustafazade, Matheus Silva, Marko Jankovic, Pedro Bicallo, Abdellah Zoubir, Juninho, Leandro Andrade, Junio Djuran
Substitutes: Amin Ramazanov, Fabien Buntic, Bahlul Mustafazada, Marko Vesovic, Nariman Akhundzade, Adulai Djalo, Patrick Andrade, Aleksey Kashchuk, Musa Gurbanli, Toral Bayramov, Abbas Huseynov, Badavi Huseynov