"There was no weak opponent among our potential opponents. All of them were from leading countries."
Elkhan Abdullayev, head coach of Azerbaijan's U-18 national team, told Idman.biz.
The head coach evaluated the draw of the 1/8 final stage of the UEFA Europa League. He said that Qarabag was lucky to have one of the two strongest clubs among its competitors: "Bayer is the leader in its country and is in the first place. In my opinion, this is how he will finish the Bundesliga. It is a strong competitor. Of course, you need to be realistic. It is not right to wait to pass through Qarabag. Everything is possible in football, we have a very minimal chance. None of the European clubs wants to come to Azerbaijan. The road is far and they see it as a waste of time. However, Qarabag forces them to come here with their game. This is a big positive for us. Qarabag will overcome this. I cannot predict the result. It will be a very interesting and entertaining game. Believing in Qarabag is the main issue".
It should be noted that Qarabag will play the first game against Bayer on March 7 in Baku, and the return match will be held 1 week later.
Banuchichek Huseynli
Idman.biz
