"Qarabag pleased everyone with a beautiful game. Unfortunately, we could not break the unbeaten streak of a strong opponent."
Bakhtiyar Musayev, a former football player of Qarabag, told Idman.biz.
The 50-year-old specialist commented on the game of Qarabag against Bayer (2:2) in the R16 final stage of the Europa League. He said that luck and strength were not enough for victory: physical fatigue was also felt in the match of Qarabag against Neftchi in the Azerbaijan championship. Luck and fatigue did not allow us to win. Xabi Alonso rotated in the squad as usual. One of their main goals is the championship in Germany. The fact that Gurban Gurbanov's team did not give them a chance in the first half and played much better football forced the Spaniard to make changes. Qarabag made a great impact as a team throughout the game. There was almost no weak effect. But separately, I would mention Olavio Joninho, Yassin Benzia, Marko Vesovic, Marko Jankovic. All our players did their best both in the team game and individually."
Musayev said that he expects a difficult game against the champion of Azerbaijan in the return match: "Bayer's potential is obviousto the world. Everyone is talking about them. It is currently the best team in Europe. Even a 2-0 win would not make us the superior side. The score ended 2:2. It will be difficult. I hope that Qarabag will make another miracle happen and we will advance to the next stage. I would like to believe that. But unfortunately, we have very little chance."
It should be noted that Qarabag will play the return match against Bayer on March 14.
Emin Aga
Idman.biz
