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Sabah reaches historic third qualifying round of Champions League
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Sabah reaches historic third qualifying round of Champions League

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Azerbaijani club Sabah has advanced to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time.
  • The team secured at least a spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League main tournament and a prize of over 3 million euros.
  • Sabah won the second qualifying round matches 1-0 at home and 2-0 away, with goals from Veljko Simic and Joy Lance Mickels.

Valdo Dambrausko's team, Sabah, has made history by reaching the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. This marks the club's first-ever advancement to this stage of the prestigious tournament.

With their victory in the second qualifying round, Sabah has guaranteed themselves a place in the main tournament of the UEFA Europa Conference League. This achievement also comes with a significant financial reward of over 3 million euros from UEFA.

The team secured their progression with a 1-0 win in the first leg at home, followed by a decisive 2-0 victory away. Veljko Simic opened the scoring in the 52nd minute, and Joy Lance Mickels sealed the win with a second goal in the 70th minute.

In the next round, Sabah will face the winner of the match between Poland's Lech Poznan and Denmark's Aarhus. Lech Poznan currently holds a strong advantage after winning the first leg 4-1.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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