Champions League 2025-26: Ferencvaros-Qarabag, the likely lineups

Tuesday at 9 p.m. Ferencvaros and Qarabag face each other in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs. The Magyar side reached this stage after getting rid of Noah and the tough Bulgarians Ludogorets, while the Azerbaijani side eliminated the Irish Shelbourne and Shkendija.

Theater of the match the Groupama Arena in Budapest: Robbie Keane’s men can rely on home-field advantage, where they have lost only once in their last 25 official matches.

The Azerbaijanis, on the other hand, arrive at the challenge fresher, having benefited from a few extra days of rest thanks to the postponement of the league match against Sabah granted by the Federation.

Probable lineups

Ferencvaros (3-5-2): Dibusz; Gartenmann, Szalai, Cisse; Makreckis, Otvos, Kanichowsky, Toth, O’Dowda; Joseph, Varga. Coach: Robbie Keane

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Qarabag (4-2-3-1): Kochalski; Silva, Medina, Mustafazada, Bayramov; Bicalho, Jankovic; Andrade, Kady, Zoubir; Akhundzade. Coach: Gurban Gurbanov

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