Qarabag Makes A Historic Moment with Stunning Triumph Against Benfica

Qarabag players celebrating historic win — A club from Azerbaijan had never triumphed in the Champions League before Qarabag's stunning performance versus Benfica.

Qarabag executed a stunning fightback at Benfica to make a historic moment and emerge as the pioneering Azerbaijani club to triumph in a UEFA Champions League group stage match.

After securing qualification for Europe's premier competition for the first time in almost a decade, Gurban Gurbanov's side found themselves confronted with a two-goal disadvantage after only 16 minutes following goals from Enzo Barrenechea and Pavlidis.

The Azerbaijan champions halved the deficit on the 30-minute point through a superb Leandro Andrade finish before colleague Kady Borges rattled the foot of the post.

A short while after the break, Qarabag shut up the Lisbon arena with the tying strike. Marko Jankovic's perfect pass found Duran and he brilliantly found the far post on his Champions League debut.

Off-the-bench player Oleksii Kashchuk got the landmark decisive strike five minutes from time, collecting the ball up with his back to goal before scoring expertly on the turn.

Everyone associated with Qarabag dropped to their knees in celebration at the conclusion after a triumph that will go down in European football annals, with their last participation finishing with a pair of ties and four losses.

Next on the agenda for Qarabag is a fixture at their own stadium with Copenhagen, while Benfica make the journey to Stamford Bridge.