Nikola Jurcevic praises performance of Azerbaijani clubs in European competition

“I watched the performance of all our clubs participating in European competitions. Qarabag FC played reasonable football. From the point of view of playing style, ball possession and control of the match, this team was better than Partizani," head coach of the Azerbaijani national team, Nikola Jurcevic said, speaking about the performances of the country's teams in European competition.

The 53-year-old said that the Agdam representative is a favorite in the match against the Irish "Dundalk" in the second classification round of the Europa League.

The Croatian head coach touched upon the performances of Neftchi and Sabail in the Europa League: "Neftchi is much better than the Moldovan Speransa. Winning both matches is important for the team in terms of self-confidence in games against Russian Arsenal. Meanwhile, Sabail lost to the team that was better than them.”

Jurcevic also appreciated Gabala's chances in the upcoming match with the Georgian Dynamo as part of the second classification stage of the Europa League: “The chances of the teams is 50/50”.

Qarabag is to play Dundalk today at the stadium "Oriel Park" at 22:45 Baku time. Gabala and Neftchi will play in the Europa League on July 26.