Qarabag take on the visitors Sheriff Tiraspol at "Tofiq Bahramov Stadium" in the first-leg clash of the Qualification semi-final of the UEFA Champions League 2017/2018. The game will be played in Baku on Tuesday, July 25th.
Last season Qarabag got the golden trophies double by winning the Premier League and the Azerbaijan Cup, moreover, they had made it in a brilliant style with no chances left to their opponents. In summer the team participated in four friendly matches and lost all of them with 3:12 aggregated score, having been thrashed by CSKA Sofia 2:5 and Brondby 1:5. However, as soon as official games started, Qarabag began to win. The side knocked out Georgian Samtredia with 5:0, 1:0 scorelines in the previous Qualification round of the UEFA Champions League. In 2017 the Azerbaijani gained six victories, three draws and a single defeat in 10 encounters in front of their supporters.
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Sheriff Tiraspol have conducted already four friendly battles in the new season. The team picked up four points in the Moldovian Divizia Nationala while in the EUFA Champions League it knocked out Albanian Kukesi with great difficulties after 1:0, 1:2 scorelines alongside with the rival's unconverted penalty which had might throw away the Moldovans from the tournament.
It will be the first official game for the opponents. At the moment the Azerbaijan's Premier League is higher ranked, the hosts squad is more experienced and stronger comparing to Sheriff Tiraspol's one, even the previous Qualification stage of the tournament showed difference in teams' level. Thus, I have no doubts in the hosting side's runaway victory in the forthcoming fight.
Prediction for the match: Qarabag to win.
