The president of "Qarabag", Tahir Gozal, shared his impressions about the historic success achieved by "Qarabag" in the Champions League. Sport24.az reports that he shared his thoughts with the club's press service after the 5:4 victory in the play-off stage against the Hungarian club "Ferencvaros" in the sum of two matches.
The club president called "Qarabag's" qualification for the League stage of the continent's most prestigious club tournament a historic achievement. Tahir bey dedicated this victory to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva:
"We dedicate this historic victory to our Mr. President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, the First Vice President of Azerbaijan Mehriban khanim Aliyeva, and our dear people. As the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the conqueror of Karabakh, said, Karabakh is Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan has its say everywhere. Thanks to the brilliant policy of our head of state, which will be an example for world leaders, our occupied lands were returned. Our Mr. President and First Vice President travel through Karabakh lands inch by inch and do their best to make our beautiful corners even more beautiful. As a club representing Karabakh, we try to be worthy of them in football arenas. This achievement also went down in Azerbaijani football history as a remarkable event. On this occasion, I congratulate all our people, including our head of state Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban khanim Aliyeva."
Tahir Gozal also congratulated the club's coaches, football players, and also the fans who contributed to this success: "It is a great achievement for Azerbaijani football. As the "Qarabag" club, we are proud to write history again. I thank and congratulate our head coach Gurban Gurbanov, our coaching staff, our football players, and all the employees working in our club, who gave this joy to the Azerbaijani people. The efforts of Gurban hoja and our football players are undeniable. I sincerely congratulate the fans who never left us alone in all the games and inspired our team to victories."