Qarabag, who defeated Benfica in the first round of the Champions League League stage, dedicated this victory to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. This was announced by the president of our club Tahir Gözel in a statement to our website.
He said that this game, which went down in the history of Azerbaijani football as the first victory in the main stage of the Champions League, is dedicated to the head of state: “We dedicate this victory to the conqueror of Karabakh, a historical figure, a great and brilliant leader of the people, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Ilham Aliyev.”
It should be noted that although “Garabagh” fell behind with a score of 0:2 in the match in Portugal, it scored three goals and won a resolute victory - 3:2. This was the first victory of Azerbaijani clubs in the main stages of the Champions League.
