They do their best so that we do not have any difficulties here. Therefore, I convey my love, respect and gratitude to the police and citizens of the brotherly country. We did not feel like strangers. Today we have a closer relationship. We are already a brotherly country. But I think the match with Sivasspor will further strengthen our brotherhood.

Qarabag footballer Gara Garayev gave an interview to Turkish TRT Spor before the match against Sivasspor in the third round of the group stage of the Europa League, Offsideplus.az reports. The 28-year-old midfielder said:

"I would like to say that I was born in Fizuli in 1992. I have not been able to go to my homeland, the village where I was born, for 28 years. Thankfully, today the Azerbaijani army can give us such great pride and joy. Our lands have been under occupation for years. This does not mean that the Azerbaijani nation, army, the state is cowardly or afraid for some reason. We were just waiting for a peaceful solution. But the current situation led us to liberate those lands by war. I thank the people of Azerbaijan for keeping us alive. Then I thank our state, our leader, our nation for being one and equal. I express my gratitude to all the people and countries that support us, especially brotherly Turkey. We are not occupiers.We are fighting in our homeland and I am returning to the land where I was born 28 years ago. "

It should be noted that the match between Sivasspor and Qarabag, which will be held today at Yeni 4 Eylul Stadium, will start at 21:55 Baku time.