Qarabag faced off against English giants Chelsea tonight in the UEFA Champions League group stage, producing a thrilling 2–2 draw at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.

As reported by Offsideplus.az, the match kicked off at 21:45 local time in Baku as part of the fourth round of the group stage. Both teams entered the game level on six points. Chelsea, who had won six of their previous seven matches, were without star player Cole Palmer due to injury, while Qarabag had a full-strength squad.

The match saw plenty of action and drama:

16’ – Estevão opened the scoring for Chelsea.

29’ – Leandro Andrade equalized for Qarabag.

39’ – Marko Janković converted a penalty to give Qarabag the lead.

52’ – Alejandro Garnacho leveled the score again for Chelsea.

The game was officiated by French referee Sébastien Guichard, with both sides battling intensely until the final whistle.

Match details:
UEFA Champions League, Group Stage – Round 4
November 5 (Wednesday)
Kick-off: 21:45
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

Qarabag lineup:
Mateusz Kochalski, Elvin Jafarquliyev, Kevin Medina, Bahlul Mustafazade, Mateus Silva, Marko Janković, Pedro Bikalo, Kadi Borges, Leandro Andrade, Abdellah Zoubir (C), Camilo Duran
Manager: Gurban Gurbanov

Chelsea lineup:
Robert Sánchez, Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jorrel Hato, Reece James (C), Andrey Santos, Romeo Lavia, Tyrique George, Jamie Gittens, Estevão, João Pedro
Manager: Enzo Maresca

A hard-fought performance from Qarabag secured another historic result for Azerbaijani football against one of Europe’s elite clubs.