President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev shared on his social media accounts the news that Qarabag football club defeated Benfica 3:2 away in the League stage of the UEFA Champions League.
We present the share:
“I heartily congratulate Aghdam’s Qarabag football club on its first victory in the main stage of the Champions League, the most prestigious club tournament on the continent. This is a historic victory for Azerbaijani football and Azerbaijani sports.
Qarabag’s brilliant comeback in the away match against Benfica, one of the established clubs in Europe, and its brilliant victory demonstrates its invincible spirit and determination to fight.
With this victory, our native team has brought great joy to the Azerbaijani people. Every Azerbaijani is proud of Qarabagh, which has created wonders in Europe.
I wish our team success and new victories in the next matches of the Champions League.”
