In the first match of the Europa League 1/8 final, Azerbaijan “Karabakh” hosted German “Bayer”. The meeting ended with a score of 2:2.
The home team opened the scoring in the 26th minute of the match. Juninho burst into the penalty area and rolled under Yassin Benzia’s shot, which struck Kovar’s goal. The Brazilian player scored his own goal in the extra time of the first half.
Midway through the second half Florian Wirtz managed to regain a goal. In extra time, Patrik Schick determined the final score.
It is worth noting that Russian national team goalkeeper Andrey Lunev played the entire match for Karabakh.
The return match will be played in Leverkusen on March 14.
On February 22, Qarabag qualified for the 1/8 finals of the Europa League by defeating Braga from Portugal on aggregate.
On August 19, 2023, Azerbaijan “Karabakh” announced the signing of Lunev. Before that, the Russian player played for Bayer in Germany. Lunev was among the top 3 goalkeepers of the group stage in this Europa League and also got into the symbolic team according to the results of the first matches of the 1/16 finals.
Previously a foreign player of the RPL club statedAttitudes towards Russia in Europe have changed, he says.