A press conference with the participation of our head coach Samir Abasov and captain Emin Mahmudov was held before the match between Neftchi and Dinamo, which will be held on July 14 at 21:00 at Bakcell Arena within the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. First, the head coach shared his thoughts about the game:

"Tomorrow is a very important and happy day for us. The reason for a good day is to allow our fans to be in the stands. I thank everyone who contributed to this work. On behalf of the Ministry of Sports, the DOCTOR, our club and AFFA - I want to say "thank you" to all of our fans and players. This is a great step in our favor. The tension of tomorrow's match is already being felt. From now on, we see what agitation we will play. We know which team we will fight against. We suffered because half of the Georgian championship was left behind and the opposing team was fully ready. Our game did not coincide with the result of the trip, we will try to fix it tomorrow. The away goal has already been canceled. Therefore, tomorrow we will try to show something, relying on our game, not the score. If it is taken, we will be happy. "

Then Emin Mahmudov said: “As the head coach said, a difficult game awaits us. As the Georgian championship continues, the opponent is in better shape now. But we will try to play better than the first match, to control the ball more. We will do our best to achieve the desired result. "

Then the captain answered journalists' questions: “I always work on penalties. In my opinion, it is not bad. The head coach informs us about the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent. We will correct the mistakes in the first game this time. I do not support the abolition of the away goal. There will be a lot of post-match penalties.

In the end, Samir Abasov answered the questions of the media: “In general, the departure of each player affects the team. Of course, if a key member of the team you work with for a long time leaves, it will have an effect. At the very least, it must be replaced and an adaptation period must be passed. In the first match, some positions were lost, which did not go unnoticed. Our wing backs could not help the team enough. Nevertheless, we won the trip, which gives us an incentive. Aside from the result, the game did not satisfy us. Therefore, we could not fully enjoy the victory. It is difficult to say anything about tomorrow's match, but we need to change our game. We need transfers, a lot of players. In addition to what we expected, we need to strengthen in one or two more positions. It is difficult, but we must be able to get the player we want. The current Neftchi is not in a very good condition. This situation may not be enough to reach the group stage of the European Cups. How strong we will be depends on direct transfers.