Champions League Debut for Azerbaijan's Sabah After Dramatic Playoffs Win over Hapoel Beer-Sheva
Sabah scored twice in extra time to win 6-4 on aggregate and become the first Azerbaijani club to reach the Champions League main draw.
- On Tuesday, Azerbaijani club Sabah qualified for the Champions League main draw after defeating Israeli champion Hapoel Beer-Sheva 6-4 on aggregate following extra time.
- Formed just nine years ago, the Azerbaijani side makes its debut in the main competition after a playoff that required extra time following a late stoppage-time equalizer.
- Substitute Tellur Mutallimov forced extra time with a stoppage-time goal, while Gabon striker Orphe Mbina and Joy-Lance Mickels scored in the 101st and 115th minutes respectively.
- Sabah will join Italy's Como as newcomers in the 36-team main phase, with UEFA conducting the official draw in Monaco on Thursday to determine eight opponents per team.
- Seven qualifying playoffs are being decided Tuesday and Wednesday to finalize the lineup; no Israeli team has reached the Champions League group stage since 2022.
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Last season he was champion of his country, dismantling the Qarabag.This Tuesday, in a dramatic definition in length, he eliminated the Israeli champion Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
Sabah FC reversed an incredible series before Hapoel Beer Sheva and became the youngest club to reach this instance
Valdas Dambrauskas made history with Sabah, taking the Azerbaijani club to the Champions League group stage for the first time. The team led by the former Hajduk coach staged a remarkable comeback against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, winning 5-2 after extra time to overturn a 2-1 defeat from the first leg in Israel. Sabah were on the verge of elimination until the final minutes. With the score at 2-2, which would have secured Hapoel qualification, Tellur…
This was made possible by the defeat of Hapoel in a home-made tournament match.
After losing the tournament (1-2), Sabah FC defeated Hapoel Beer Sheva on Tuesday at the Tofiq-Bahramov Stadium in Baku (5-2 after extensions) and qualified for the Champions League stage.
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