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"Although our thoughts are on the front and with our soldiers ... - Gurban Gurbanov

Qarabag's head coach Gurban Gurbanov answered journalists' questions at a press conference before the match against Villarreal in the second round of Group I of the Europa League.

28.10.2020 14:18 | Zeynəb Əliyeva

According to Offsideplus.az, the 48-year-old specialist said that they intend to play well against the Spanish representative:

"The match was supposed to be in Baku, but it will be held in Turkey. We are happy to be in a brotherly country. We know what a team Villarreal is. We will play against an experienced opponent and try to build the right game. It is a bit difficult to play outside our country. An Azerbaijani citizen is fulfilling his duty. We, as the Karabakh team, intend to do our job properly. Although we are on the front line and with our soldiers, we try to do our job properly. We feel at home in Turkey. "I believe that our lands will return soon and such cases will not occur."

"It is difficult to keep the team at the same level after the pandemic. Therefore, there were shortcomings in the match in Israel. We have a lot of player losses. One "We haven't been able to build the team we want for more than a month. But we didn't play badly against Maccabi. We will try not to repeat the mistakes of that match."

Gurbanov also spoke about Villarreal's 5: 3 victory over Turkey's Sivasspor in the first round. "I don't think Villarreal are an easy goal-scoring team. They are a team that can score more goals. Maybe our two main defenders will not play against them. There is still time for the game. We will continue to analyze the opponent."

"It will be difficult for the players to stay in shape. They may be tired in all the matches. But we have no way out, we will make some changes in the squad. We can let our young players play. We will try," he said. , always make the right and correct decision. "

The match between Karabakh and Villarreal will take place on October 29 at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the decision of UEFA, the representative of Agdam must play home games on a neutral field.

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