"This achievement has also gone down in Azerbaijani football history as a remarkable event."
Idman.biz reports that the president of "Qarabag" Tahir Gozel said this while sharing his thoughts on the club's website after the 5:4 victory over the Hungarian club "Ferencvaros" in the Champions League play-off stage in the sum of two matches.
He called "Qarabag" reaching 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 the 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 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 have been returned. Our Mr. President and First Vice-President travel every inch of Karabakh land 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 has also gone 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 Aliyeva."
Tahir Gozel also congratulated the club's coaches, players, and fans who contributed to this success: "This is a great achievement for Azerbaijani football. As the "Qarabag" club, we are proud to make history again. I thank and congratulate our head coach Gurban Gurbanov, our coaching staff, our players, and all the staff working in our club for giving this joy to the Azerbaijani people. The efforts of Gurban hoja and our players are undeniable. I sincerely congratulate the fans who never left us alone in all the games and inspired our team to victories."
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