Ulvi Aliyev ("Araz-Nakhchivan"): Our goal in the Champions League is to advance to the main stage

Araz-Nakhchivan played its first match yesterday in the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League.

Idman.biz reports that thanks to the 9:1 victory, the Azerbaijani representative is currently the leader of Group F.

Ulvi Aliyev, who scored a double in the match against Sparta Belfast, made a statement to the official website of the Azerbaijan Futsal Federation about both the match and the team's goals: "We had good preparation, new futsal players were invited to update our squad. In short, we came to Austria fully prepared. Our first opponent was also well analyzed. More precisely, the head coach explained to us in training how we should play against them. By the way, last year we also started the preliminary round of the Champions League with a game against them. In the first game, there is some excitement and adaptation problem. The important thing was to win, because mistakes are not forgiven in such tournaments. A big victory was a great incentive for the next games."

The futsal player also noted to whom he dedicated the goals he scored: "First of all, I tried to contribute to my team's victory, to help. As for to whom I dedicate the goals, I dedicate them to my family, who always supports me, is by my side, does not allow me to lose heart, and calls to Gabala. They are my biggest supporters."

Sharing his opinion about the next opponents, the futsal player noted the importance of being careful: "As expected, the home team won the second game of the day yesterday. Despite the defeat, the Scottish champion also had several chances to stand out. Our head coach will analyze both teams and provide us with the necessary information. In any case, we must be careful and not look at the opponents through the prism of weak-strong. Because 3 points are given for each game. I repeat, the points lost as a result of momentary carelessness or mistakes cannot be recovered. Of course, our goal is to advance to the main stage. For this, we must finish the preliminary stage as a leader. We must fulfill the task and reach the goal."

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