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Siyasat Asgarov, the head coach of the "Neftchi" club's women's team, shared his thoughts on becoming the champion of Azerbaijan and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.
Idman.biz reports that the expert said in an interview with "Report" that despite becoming champions last year, they faced failure in the international competition.
He stated that they only had certain difficulties in the matches with "Sumgayit" this season: "This time the championship was a bit different. Because the number of teams was small. However, in recent years, the approach of the leadership of the "Neftchi" club to women's football, and the good work done, is one of the main architects of this championship. There were certain difficulties in the matches against "Sumgayit" in the championship. However, we defeated our opponent in both matches. In the end, we won the championship. That's what's important. We also won the championship last season. But unfortunately, we could not do well in the UEFA Champions League. I hope that we will be lucky this year, and we will be in a suitable group. More importantly, we will earn rating points for our country."
Asgarov emphasized that the main goal in the UEFA Champions League this year will be to get out of the group: "We have two games left in the national championship. Then we will give the team a rest. There should be a draw in June. After the opponents are determined, the management will be familiar with the plans. We will probably start training camp after that. This year we want to form the team better and achieve the result we want. I don't think there will be many changes in the squad. We will transfer players to certain positions. There will be group games. Only group winners will advance to the play-off stage. The team that wins in this stage will advance to the main stage. Our main goal will be to get out of the group."
It should be noted that after 12 games, "Neftchi", which scored 36 points, is 10 points ahead of its closest follower "Sumgayit" in the tournament table of the AFFA High Girls League. There are 3 rounds left until the end of the 2024/2025 season.
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