“All possible opponents of "Qarabag" are strong, but there are still some teams that our representative can compete with."
Veteran football player Afran Ismayilov gave an interview to Idman.biz.
He made a comment about today's draw for the Round of 32 in the Europa League. Ismayilov wishes that his former team "Qarabag" does not have 2 possible opponents: except for "Milan" and "Benfica", it is possible to play against any opponent. Even Gurban Gurbanov's team can overcome other clubs. Because of the name, of course, it would be nice to see "Milan" and "Galatasaray" in Baku.
He believes that it could be advantageous for us to be underestimated. He said, "Naturally, they assume that they can easily outdo us due to their reputation. Let them think that way. It works in our favor." For example, "Galatasaray" underestimated "Copenhagen." However, they were unable to beat the Danes, whom we managed to defeat and thus won a place in the Champions League.The veteran football player said that there is a need to strengthen the team before the playoffs: "There is always a need to make transfers to different positions. I think that in "Karabakh" it is necessary to strengthen the wings of defense and attack".
It should be noted that the possible opponents of "Qarabag" in the 1/16 final stage of the Europa League are "Galatasaray" (Turkiye), "Lance" (France), "Braga", "Benfica" (both Portugal), "Feyenoord" (Netherlands), "Milan" (Italy), "Young Boys" (Switzerland), and "Shakhtar" (Ukraine) clubs.
Emin Aga
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