The head coach of Karabakh, Gurban Gurbanov, commented on the victory over the Swiss Zurich (3: 2) in the first match of the 2nd qualification round of the Champions League.
“An interesting game turned out. A lot of goals. It was interesting for the fans to watch this match. I congratulate their players, they worked well. They played against a good team. The fans were fantastic today. They recognized their opponent better before the response.
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The players had a great excitement. I trust every player in our team.
We use the standard provisions poorly? Perhaps you need to work on it. But I would not say that this is such a big problem.
The chances of access to the next round – 50 to 50. We will have several days to prepare for the return game. We will try to play even better. We missed one goal from the standard position, and the second – we organized ourselves. Football is a game built on mistakes. In any case, we will go to Switzerland for victory. “
The head coach of Zurich Franco Foda said the following:
“In the first half, the advantage was behind Karabakh. They increased pressure. In the second half we played better. We scored, but immediately missed the third ball. Such errors cannot be allowed. Then we managed to reduce the gap in the score. As a result, we can say that the first half remained with Karabakh, and the second – behind us.
We felt in the first half that we did not have time for the “Karabakh”. During the break, I changed the scheme, and the game went differently. It is possible that 3: 3 or 4: 4.
would be more fair.
The final result can be discussed on July 27, after the return game. It is important for me that the team was transformed in the second half.
In Azerbaijan, the championship has not yet begun, so Karabakh will have a week to prepare for a return match. And we have to hold a match of the 2nd round of the national championship.
I did not see anything new in Karabakh. The team owns the ball well. What I saw during the analysis, I saw today during the match. “