Sabah, a club founded in 2017 in Azerbaijan, achieved a remarkable feat by surviving eight qualifying matches to make its debut in the league phase of the Champions League. This impressive run allowed the team to reach for the first time the most prestigious phase of the European club competition.
The Azerbaijani club will face giants of European football during this league phase. Among the most prominent opponents are Barcelona and Arsenal, two of the most traditional and highly-rated teams on the European continent.
This participation represents a historic milestone for Azerbaijani football, which sees for the first time a club from the country secure a place in the league phase of the Champions League, the main UEFA club competition.
