"In this game, Qarabag sent a message to everyone. It proved once again that the name "Qarabag" exists in Europe. There are people involved in football in Azerbaijan, and never lose faith in it."
Idman.biz reports that this was stated by Vagif Sadigov, Chairman of the AFFA Coaching Committee, in his statement to Telegraf.
The expert called Qarabag's 3:2 victory over Portuguese representative Benfica in the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage a historic victory: "Yesterday, we all witnessed a very positive game. Whatever we say now is not enough. The "Stallions" gave us a football holiday with their confident performance. It is a great success to achieve a positive result against a strong opponent in a football country like Portugal, especially after falling behind 0:2, showing will and fighting to the end. Qarabag gave us a real holiday with its meaningful game. This victory inspires us."
Sadigov stated that this success is the result of many years of hard work: "This result was not achieved suddenly. The work done is paying off. Qarabag is happy not only with the result written on the scoreboard, but also with its beautiful style of play. This is the result of hard work and team spirit. Qarabag is our pride, an example. We rejoice in every success of his and hope that we will witness even greater achievements."
The AFFA official emphasized that faith plays an important role in the development of Azerbaijani football: "Faith is a very important factor. We must believe in teams, coaches and football players. Qarabag is an example in this sense. The "Stallions" showed that if there is faith in the Azerbaijani national team and clubs, it is possible to do their best."
It should be noted that Qarabag won against Benfica in Portugal in the first match of the main stage of the Champions League - 3:2. This went down in history as the first victory of Azerbaijani representatives in the main stage of the continent's most prestigious club tournament.
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