Idman.biz
The official UEFA website has dedicated an article to the match between "Qarabag" and "Copenhagen", which will be held on October 1 as part of the 2nd round of the Champions League.
According to Idman.biz, the article notes that "Qarabag" will try to continue its success after the victory over Benfica in Lisbon.
"Qarabag" and "Copenhagen" will face each other for the fifth time. In four meetings, "Qarabag" won three times, and the Danes won three times.
In the 1998/99 season, in the qualifying round of the Cup Winners' Cup, "Copenhagen" defeated "Qarabag" 6:0 at home and 4:0 away.
"Qarabag" started the play-off stage of the 2017/18 Champions League season with a 1:0 victory over Copenhagen at home. Ağdam residents, who lost 2:1 in Denmark, advanced thanks to the away goal" - the article emphasizes.
It is also stated that "Qarabag" has not faced any other Danish club in European Cups, and "Copenhagen" has not faced any team from the Azerbaijani league other than Ağdam residents.
"Qarabag" qualified for the main stage of the Champions League for the second time. They played in the group stage in the 2017/18 season. The Azerbaijani champion finished last in the group including "Roma", "Chelsea" and "Atletico Madrid" and won both points in matches against "Atletico Madrid". "Qarabag" is the only Azerbaijani team to participate in the main stage of the Champions League.
This is "Qarabag"'s 12th consecutive general/group stage in European competitions. In last year's UEFA Europa League general stage, the club took 36th place in eight games with 7 losses (1 win)," the article authors note.
It is also reported that "Copenhagen" has not participated in the main stage of the Champions League since the 2023/24 season: "This is their seventh general/group stage participation in prestigious European competitions. This is a record for Danish clubs.
Last season, "Copenhagen" reached the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Conference League, where they lost to "Chelsea" with a total score of 3:1."
Then, the main statistics about these clubs are given: "Both teams started this European season from the second qualifying round.
"Qarabag" has won 6 games in 7 games in this Champions League (1 loss). The Azerbaijani champion came back from 0:2 to defeat Benfica in Lisbon in the first round. This was the club's first win in the main draw. Ağdam residents have scored 13 goals in their last 4 Champions League games. "Qarabag" has lost 7 of its last 9 European Cup matches at home (2 wins).
"Copenhagen" drew 2-2 with Bayer Leverkusen at home at the beginning of the general stage. The Danes have not lost in this European season (4 wins, 3 draws) and have kept their goal intact in 5 games. The Danish champion has not lost in the last four matches in the group stage of the Champions League (2 wins, 2 draws). "Copenhagen" has won only two of their last 20 away games in the main stage of the Champions League (4 draws, 14 losses)"
