Champions League Kukësi vs Qarabag
The goal of Qarabag is to return to play the Champions League group stage, in which last year managed to stop the draw at Atletico Madrid both the first leg and the return. A historical peculiarity of this team is that it does not actually have a real “home”, since the city of Ağdam (the club’s full name is Futbol Klubu Qarabağ Ağdam), of about sixty thousand inhabitants, has been destroyed in the conflict between Azerbaijanis and Armenians between 1992 and 1994. Following this war the club played between Baku and Quzanli, starting in 1993.
In the Qarabağ there are eight players of the national team of Azerbaijan, plus the Albanian Agolli, the Norwegian Tarik Elyonussi and the new acquisition, the Icelandic goalkeeper Hannes Thór Halldórsson, the one who saved the penalty to Messi in Iceland-Argentina of the 2018 World Cup Another recent reinforcement is the external midfielder Abdellah Zoubir, who arrived from Lens for a million euros.
The Kukesi, Albania champion in charge, has less experience at European level: the best result was the Europa League playoff played in the 2013/2014 season. The team does not have players who play in the Albanian national team, and relies above all on foreigners: there are as many as 14, including 3 Brazilians.
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The team favored for qualifying the next round is the Qarabag, but attention to the first leg in which the Kukesi could at least to equalize. The different performance of this team between home games and away matches is also partly attributable to the length of trips for those who have to travel to and from Baku to Western Europe.
The Champions League lists of Kukesi and Qarabag
Goalkeepers: Stivi Frasheri, Faton Maloku, Jetmir Basha. Defenders: Ylli Shameti, Rustem Hoxha, Albi Alla, Vangjel Zguro, Harallamb Qaqi, Simo Rumbullaku, Edis Malikji, William Cordeiro. Midfielders: Donjet Shkodra, Arber Cyrbja, Vesel Limaj, Besar Musolli, Valon Ethemi, Irakli Dzaria, Dino Špehar. Forwards: Sebino Plaku, Roger, Haris Harba, Reginaldo.
Goalkeepers: Hannes Halldórsson, Shakhrudin Magomedaliyev, Nijat Mehbaliyev, Mammad Huseynov. Defenders: Rahil Mammadov, Maksim Medvedev, Rashad F. Sadygov, Ansi Agolli, Abbas Huseynov, Jakub Rzeźniczak, Badavi Hüseynov. Midfielders: Gara Garayev, Simeon Slavchev, Míchel Míchel, Dani Quintana, Abdellah Zoubir, Ismayil Ibrahimli, Filip Ozobić, Zaur Farzaliyev, Donald Guerrier, Joshgun Diniyev 91. Attackers: Mahir Madatov.
Prediction Today: 1-1
