The statement came from the head coach of the Swiss club Basel Patrick Rahman at a press conference before the first round match of the group stage of the UEFA Conference League against Karabakh in Baku, Offsideplus.az reports.

The 52-year-old specialist said they saw the Aghdam representative at the same level as them: "We play at the same level as them. We also intend to have the ball during the game. Tomorrow we will face teams of the same level. We have an interesting game. Only Kazakhstan Kayrat in the group "I don't have much information. I can say that we are in a difficult group. They are all strong opponents. We must not forget the Cypriot club Omonia. We have interesting meetings ahead."

"We have a match with a difficult and strong opponent. Our goal is to win every match. I watched the Swiss national team during the European Championship. Baku Olympic Stadium is a very good arena," Rahmen said.

He stressed that he watched several matches of "Karabakh": "The players who are active on the wing can cause us difficulties. We have a tense and interesting match. We are looking forward to tomorrow's game."

The match between Karabakh and Basel, which will be played on September 16 at the Baku Olympic Stadium, will start at 20:45.