On July 18, the draw of the 3rd qualification round of the Champions League will be held. The champion of Azerbaijan “Karabakh”
will also recognize his potential opponent or, most likely, at once.
The Gurban Gurbanova team, who confidently passed the Polish “Lech” in the 1st round, defeating him in Baku with a score of 5: 1, 19 and 27 will play in the 2nd round with the Swiss Zurich. UEFA in the qualification rounds of the European Cup built the system so that the draw of the next stage is carried out even before the start of the previous one. In this regard, his possible opponent on the 3rd round of Karabakh will find out before the games of the 2nd.
During the draw, which will take place on July 18, Karabakh will be Sayan. He may go to Apollo (Cyprus), as well as the winners of the next pairs of the 2nd round: Ludogorets (Bulgaria) – “Shemro Rovers” (Ireland), “Maribor” (Slovenia) – “Sheriff” (Moldova), “” Linfield “(North Ireland) -” Bude -Glimt “(Norway),” Ferencvarosh “(Hungary) -” Slovan “(Slovakia). Also among the “Neseyes” there will be a pair of Pyunik (Armenia) – “Dyudalang” (Luxembourg), but “Karabakh” will definitely not come across, since UEFA stops all possible meetings of Azerbaijani and Armenian clubs.
Thus, in the 3rd qualification round to the champion of Azerbaijan, one of the nine of the above clubs may go.
If the Karabakh passes the “Zurich”, then on August 2 we will carefully monitor the draw of the round office of the Champions League. Here, “Karabakh” is currently “Neseyan”. In order to enter the four “seeded” clubs, it is necessary that two of the three teams have left the fight in the 2nd round: Zagrebsky Dynamo (rival – the Macedonian “Shkupi”), Greek Olympiacos (opponent – “Maccabi” from Haifs) and Czech “Victoria” (rival – Finnish Hick). The probability of departure at once two of the above teams is small, but there are still chances.
If “Karabakh” remains “nesey”, then in the round office the Danish “Copenhagen”, the Serbian “Tsrven Zvezda”, as well as the above Zagrebsky Dynamo and Olympiacos.
can wait for it.
July 18, Karabakh will also take part in the draw of the 3rd qualification round of the Europa League. In the event that the Agdams lose to Zurich, they will migrate to the Europa League, where they will play with one of the losers of the 2nd round of the Champions League.