Sensational victory of "Qarabag" over "Benfica": 10 facts

The sensational victory of "Qarabag" over "Benfica" in Lisbon has become one of the main topics of the world's leading sports media.

Idman.biz reports that the Sports.ru news portal has published an extensive article dedicated to the Aghdam club.

10 facts about "Qarabag", who lost 0:2 by the 16th minute and eventually won a brilliant victory (3:2), are presented:

- "Qarabag" has won 12 gold medals in the Azerbaijan championship and 8 national cups. They became champions last season, but lost to "Sabah" in the cup final.

- A large part of the team's success is associated with the name of Gurban Gurbanov, who has been coaching "Qarabag" since 2008. He is currently the most titled head coach in Azerbaijan and is among the long-lived coaches in Europe.

- This victory is "Qarabag"'s first victory in the Champions League. The club also played in the group stage in the 2017/18 season and caused "Atletico" to lose points twice.

- The Azerbaijani champion regularly participates in European cups. The biggest achievement was reaching the 1/8 finals of the Europa League in the 2023/24 season. At that time, the opponent was the invincible "Bayer".

- Currently, "Qarabag" is 55th in the UEFA ranking, while "Benfica" is tenth. The Aghdam club surpasses clubs such as "Athletic", "Newcastle", "Nice".

- The team plays its home games in Baku - at the Tofig Bahramov stadium. This Bahramov is known as the linesman who recorded England's controversial goal in the 1966 World Cup final.

- The season started with a difficult start: "Qarabag" is currently 7th among 12 teams in the Premier League and has only 4 points.

- The most expensive football players of the team are valued at 2.5 million euros. One of them, Brazilian Kadi, once played for "Krasnodar".

- One of the most experienced players is French midfielder Abdellah Zubir, who has been defending the honor of "Qarabag" since 2018.

- The total value of "Benfica"'s squad is 335 million euros, while "Qarabag"'s is only 24 million. But this time, perseverance won on the field, not budgets: Andrade, Camilo Duran and Aleksey Kashchuk's goals turned the score from 0:2 to a historic 3:2.

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