Rauf Aliyev's prediction about the "Qarabag" - "Benfica" match

"Qarabag" will look more confident if they don't concede a goal in the first minutes of today's match against "Benfica" in the main stage of the UEFA Champions League.

This was stated to "Report" by Rauf Aliyev, the former forward of Aghdam's representative and the Azerbaijani national team.

The expert emphasized that the opponent is strong:

"It's the first game in the UEFA Champions League. But the opponent is strong. "Qarabag" will play against a team with enough experience in this competition. It will be difficult away. If we don't concede a goal from the first minutes, the team will look more confident. After the break due to the national teams, "Qarabag" players may have trained together less. But in any case, "Qarabag" has European experience. The players have seen strong pressure."

He emphasized that Nariman Akhundzade is a serious loss for the team:

"Of course, Nariman Akhundzade's injury is a serious loss for "Qarabag" today. But even without Nariman, other alternative options can be used. For example, Leandro Andrade can be played forward. They can also start the game with Musa. In any case, Gurban Gurbanov will decide on this."

It should be noted that today's "Benfica" - "Qarabag" match, which will be held at the "Estadio da Luz" stadium in Lisbon, will start at 23:00 Baku time.