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Seville travels for its first group match to the distant Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to compete there against local pride Qarabag. The Spaniards had a promising start to the season and also hope to tie the Azerbaijani to the victory cart.
Qarabag:
Although Qarabag is not the most appealing club of the 48 Europa League participants, the reigning champion of Azerbaijan should certainly not be underestimated. In the past two seasons, The Horsemen even managed to reach the Champions League main tournament, although this year’s round went wrong against the Cypriot APOEL in the third qualifying round. The team of coach Gurban Gurbanov must therefore be content with participating in the Europa League.
Qarabag does not of course have a world team, but thanks to a few generous donors, it still has access to some excellent players. Players like Asmir Begovic, Magaye Gueye, Michel and Ailton all played in top competitions like the Premier League, the Primera Division and the Bundesliga in the past. With such players, the team has a good chance to spend the winter in Europe for the first time in history.
Seville:
Seville of course has a reputation to uphold in the Europa League, because between 2006 and 2016 the Spaniards managed to seize no less than five times on the second most important club tournament in Europe. With that they can call themselves the most successful Europa League-participant of all time.
Sevilla had a super start to the new season, and even leads the Spanish Primera Division with ten points from four rounds. This is remarkable, because the Andalusians brought a cartload of new players to the Sanchez Pizjuan this summer, and they also appointed a new trainer with former national coach Julen Lopetegui. Qualifying for the Champions League is of course the main objective, but Lopetegui did not yet want to say whether he will rotate on Thursday evening. Nonetheless, he boarded the plane with almost his entire selection for the six to seven-hour trip to Baku – even the suspended Lucas Ocampos went on a journey. The only noticeable stay at home is Nolito, who is still recovering from an injury.