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Karabakh to progress past Olimpija in the Champions League

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18/07/18
Karabakh to progress past Olimpija in the Champions League

On Wednesday night, Karabakh Agdam (Qarabag) and Olimpija Ljubljana clash in the second leg of the Champions League first qualifying round.

Qarabag won the first leg of this tie, and the Azerbaijani champions are favourites to head through to the next round.

Qarabag’s recent Champions league history has not been great, as they have won just one of their last eight games in the competition. However, they made the group stages last season when they faced the likes of Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Roma.

Qarabag were by no means steamrollered last season in the competition, as they managed two draws against Atletico Madrid. The fact that four of the home side’s last five games in the Champions league has produced under 2.5 goals illustrates the tight nature of their latest European games.

The Azerbaijani league leaders have failed to win in their last three home games in the Champions league, but they have suffered just two defeats in their previous 12 matches on home soil in the competition.

Quite impressively, the home side has kept clean sheets in four of their last six home games in the Champions league. The addition of reliable Icelandic goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson could help the home side keep up their good defensive record in Europe’s elite competition.

Olimpija Ljubljana has minimal Champions League experience. In fact, this clash will be just their third game in Europe’s elite competition. Their record of two defeats and one win victory is poor for the Slovenian visitors.

However, Olimpija have won their only away game in the competition, when the visitors defeated Slovakian side Trencin 3-2 in 2016. The visitors will need to produce an impressive display to progress past their more experienced European opponents in this clash.

Forebet predicts that Qarabag will record a victory in a low scoring game to progress to the second qualifying round of the competition.

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Champions League Group A
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Bayern München 16 6 5 1 0 6
2
 FC København 8 6 2 2 2 0
3
 Galatasaray SK 5 6 1 2 3 -3
4
 Manchester United 4 6 1 1 4 -3
Champions League Group B
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Arsenal 13 6 4 1 1 12
2
 PSV Eindhoven 9 6 2 3 1 -2
3
 Lens 8 6 2 2 2 -5
4
 Sevilla 2 6 0 2 4 -5
Champions League Group C
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Real Madrid 18 6 6 0 0 9
2
 Napoli 10 6 3 1 2 1
3
 Sporting Braga 4 6 1 1 4 -6
4
 Union Berlin 2 6 0 2 4 -4
Champions League Group D
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Real Sociedad 12 6 3 3 0 5
2
 Inter 12 6 3 3 0 3
3
 SL Benfica 4 6 1 1 4 -4
4
 RB Salzburg 4 6 1 1 4 -4
Champions League Group E
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Atlético Madrid 14 6 4 2 0 11
2
 Lazio 10 6 3 1 2 0
3
 Feyenoord 6 6 2 0 4 -1
4
 Celtic 4 6 1 1 4 -10
Champions League Group F
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Borussia Dortmund 11 6 3 2 1 3
2
 PSG 8 6 2 2 2 1
3
 Milan 8 6 2 2 2 -3
4
 Newcastle United 5 6 1 2 3 -1
Champions League Group G
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Manchester City 18 6 6 0 0 11
2
 RB Leipzig 12 6 4 0 2 3
3
 BSC Young Boys 4 6 1 1 4 -6
4
 FK Crvena Zvezda 1 6 0 1 5 -8
Champions League Group H
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 FC Porto 12 6 4 0 2 7
2
 Barcelona 12 6 4 0 2 6
3
 Shakhtar Donetsk 9 6 3 0 3 -2
4
 Royal Antwerp 3 6 1 0 5 -11

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