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Anything can be expected from "Qarabağ" in the game against "Newcastle".
According to "Report", Shahriyar Mammadyarov said this in an interview with the press service of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation.
The experienced grandmaster shared his thoughts on the "Qarabağ" - "Newcastle" (England) match, which will be held in the play-off stage of the UEFA Champions League:
"It would be a lie if I said there was no chance. "Newcastle" is a big favorite. It is a richly experienced team. They are performing unstably this year. But they always put up a fight. Everyone knows it will be difficult. But "Qarabağ" is not an ordinary team. They were losing 0-2 to "Benfica", but eventually won 3-2. They were losing 1-2 to "Eintracht", but eventually made the score 3-2. They drew with a team like "Chelsea". So anything can be expected from "Qarabağ". Even if I have time during the competition, I will try to go to the stadium."
Sh. Mammadyarov said that he watched "Qarabağ"'s game against "Eintracht" at the stadium with his father last month:
"It was a great game. My father had tremendous faith in "Qarabağ". From the first minute, he was saying it would be good. I looked at it differently. The Germans seemed to be superior in terms of both budget and experience. "Qarabağ" showed incredible fighting spirit and wanted the victory more. It was very cold. Nevertheless, we stayed at the stadium until the last minute. I am very happy that I watched the "Qarabağ" - "Eintracht" match at the stadium. It was a terrible feeling."
It should be noted that the first match between "Qarabağ" and "Newcastle" will take place on February 18 in Baku at 21:45, and the return match will take place on the night of February 24-25 in England at 00:00.
