If Sheriff Tiraspol wins against the champion of Albania Kukesi, it will face a more serious opponent in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Sheriff could play against Qarabag, which is the champion of Azerbaijan of the last four years, IPN reports.
Qarabag has practically qualified for the third round after demolishing at home Samtredia of Georgia 5-0. As Sheriff, Qarabag played three times in the UEFA Europa League. The Azeri team scored four victories in the Europa League, two against PAOK and by one against Anderlecht and Dnipro. The team trained by Gurban Gurbanov also drew with AS Monaco and Inter Milan.
Alexandru Epureanu’s team Istanbul Bașakșehir meets Brugge in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The matches will be played on July 25-26 and on August 1-2.
