On Sunday, all potential rivals of the Azerbaijani Fabric Club “Neftchi” were identified in the 1st qualification round of the Champions League.
UEFA reduced the number of participants in the 1st round from 34 to 32, as a result of which the Greek “Olympiacos” and Serbian “CzRVEN star” will begin the struggle from the 2nd round, and therefore will not get to the Baku club on the starting Stages.
As you know, when the castle of the 1st round of “Neftchi”, due to the low rating, will be among the 16 “unrelated” teams. By the wards of Samira Abasov, one of the 16 “seedes” teams can get, with the exception of Armenian Alashkert, since UEFA continues to breed teams from Azerbaijan and Armenia.
So, 15 possible rivals “Neftchi”: “Dynamo” (Zagreb, Croatia), “Ludogorets” (Bulgaria), “Malmo” (Sweden), “Chfp Cluj” (Romania), “Legia” (Poland), “Sheriff” (Moldova), “Ferenzvaros” (Hungary), “Skandy” (Northern Macedonia), “Slovan” (Slovakia), “Dynamo” (Tbilisi, Georgia) and “Zalgiris” (Lithuania), “Flora” (Estonia ), “Result” (Montenegro), “Kairat” (Kazakhstan), “Lincoln Red Imps” (Gibraltar).
The draw of the 1st round should take place on June 15, and the games of the 1st stage – 6/7 and 13/14 of July.
“Neftchi” to enter the group stage of the Champions League you need to go through four rounds. If the newly new champion of Azerbaijan loses in the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, then go to the 2nd round of the conference league. There for hitting a group it will be necessary to pass three rounds.
If “Neftchi” crashes from the 2nd round of the Champions League, it will be in the 3rd qualification round of the Europa League and will have to take two stages to play in the group.
Departure in the 3rd round of the Champions League will send “Neftchi” in the round of the playoffs of the Europa League, that is, in the last stage of qualifications.
Finally, if the Baku Club comes up to the round-off of the Champions League and will lose there, it will fall into the Europa League group.
It is also necessary to add that in the case of defeat in the 3rd round of the Europa League, our team will go to the playoffs of the conference league, and if the “Neftchi” will give way to the playoffs of the Europa League, will play in the conference league group.