“We bank on his weakness and make Chelsea suffer” – Qarabaq coach Gurban Gurbanov on Chelsea player who makes Blues suffer in 2-2 draw against Qarabag
The Blues escape a shock defeat against Qarabag in the UCL as Chelsea played 2-2 drew at Banku .
However, Chelsea takes the lead after Estêvão Willian super goal but Qarabag was ahead before halftime .
Meanwhile, after the match Qarabag coach Gurban Gurbanov as revealed one of Chelsea player was weak and knew they can penetrate through that.
Gurban Gurbanov said after the match: “It was a magnificent day, with Victory Day (a public holiday) in several days. My players struggled and are fighters. My team showed determination until the final minutes against the champions of the world. My team were not afraid and demonstrated Azerbaijani character”
“We knew Chelsea are a big team but we knew their weaknesses and won’t start their full squad…so we bank on it”
“We knew Hato is young and we can get him out of the way so we bank on his mistakes”
“We bank on the squad they start we knew it will be a difficult game but once we saw their starting lineup we knew we can get something out of this game especially in their defensive area” He added.
The Blues will face Barcelona on their next UCL campaign.