"Qarabağ's" Lisbon victory did not escape the attention of the world media. According to Sport24.az, almost all leading European publications and portals wrote about the heroism of Gurban Gurbanov's team and shared news about the magnificent comeback of the "khokhlata" horses.
Football Journal (Ukraine): "It is clear that Benfica did not value Qarabağ. Two early goals and... What did the Azerbaijani team do? In the remaining minutes, Qarabağ regrouped, but the Portuguese could not. Special thanks to Qarabağ's head coach – what an iron man, Gurban Gurbanov!!! Great success, congratulations!!!"
Championat.ru (Russia): "Cosmic "Qarabağ" came back and won after 0:2!"
"A Bola" (Portugal): "Disaster for Benfica, miracle for Azerbaijan. "Qarabağ" showed incredible will and tactical discipline."
"Marca" (Spain): "When everything seems to be over, a team that writes history comes on stage. This time that team is "Qarabağ"."
"BBC Sport" (Great Britain): "One of the loudest surprises of this season's Champions League. Azerbaijan rejoices."