"Qarabag's" victories over both "Benfica" and "Copenhagen" in the Champions League, as well as their draw with "Chelsea", necessitate a more serious approach from subsequent opponents in this tournament towards the Azerbaijani representative.
These words were spoken by Samir Aliyev, the former head coach of Azerbaijan's U-21 national team.
The 46-year-old expert shared his expectations for "Qarabag's" match against "Napoli" in the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League main stage:
"The quality of "Qarabag's" performance in the Champions League and their 7 points show that the results of the Aghdam representative are not accidental at all. "Qarabag" has the strength to earn a point or points both at home and away. In this regard, the away game with "Napoli" will be interesting. "Napoli" will play in their own stadium, with the support of their fans. Let's hope that our representative will show confident football and at least not lose," he said in a statement to sport24.az.
It should be noted that the "Napoli" - "Qarabag" match, which will be held today at the "Stadio Diego Armando Maradona" stadium, will start at 23:59 Baku time.