Gurban Gurbanov, coach of FK Arabag (@FKArabag)
A regular at European cups for a decade now, Qarabag had already crossed paths with a French club before OL. Not necessarily good memories with only one victory in eight confrontations.
On Wednesday evening, players and staff discovered the grounds of Tofiq-Bahramov, the arena for OL's fifth European meeting of the season. Well, not everyone discovered it for the first time. Remy Descamps has already set foot on the pitch of the Azerbaijani stadium in the not-so-distant past. If he was not a starter, the goalkeeper had taken his place on the bench. FC Nantes for a Europa League group match between the Canaries and Karabagh. A bad memory for the goalkeeper and his former club, but the only good one for the Azeris. Indeed, before crossing paths with the players of Pierre Sage, Gurban Gurbanov has already faced other French clubs.
Two draws against the Greens in 2014
If the historic coach was not there in 1999 for the first against Montpellier in the Intertoto Cup, he has since faced neighbors Saint-Etiennel’ABOUT and therefore the FC Nantes over the last decade. With a more than mixed record. The victory in September 2022 in Baku against the Canaries is Qarabag's only one. The Caucasians have certainly held the Greens in check twice, but aside from that, there are actually five defeats under their belt. Hoping that a sixth will take place this Thursday evening.
Qarabag's record against French clubs
1999 : Montpellier – Qarabag (3-0, 6-0) an Intertoto
2014 : ASSE – Qarabag (1-1, 0-0) in the Europa League
2021 : OM – Qarabag (3-0, 3-1) a Conference League
2022 : Nantes – Qarabag (0-3, 2-1) in the Europa League
