"Sabah"'s match against "Manchester United" provided three Azerbaijani footballers - Rehman Dashdemirov, Aleksey Isayev, and Abdulla Khaybullayev - with their Champions League debut.

Offsideplus.az has compiled statistics on Azerbaijani players who have had the opportunity to compete in the tournament's main stage.

Initially, in the 2017/18 season, Rashad Sadygov, Qara Qarayev, Maksim Medvedev, and Mahir Emreli made their debuts in the continent's most prestigious tournament while playing for "Qarabag" against "Chelsea". Subsequently, Badavi Huseynov and Choshgun Diniyev also earned their chances in the main stage.

Last season, five more players from the Agdam representative had the opportunity to feature in the Champions League - Elvin Jafarquliyev, Behlul Mustafazade, Toral Bayramov, Musa Qurbanli, and Nariman Akhundzade.

Here is the overall statistics of local players in the Champions League:

Elvin Jafarquliyev – 10 matches, 2 goals, 1 assist (most appearances)

Behlul Mustafazade – 8 matches, 1 goal

Toral Bayramov – 8 matches

Nariman Akhundzade – 6 matches, 1 assist

Maksim Medvedev – 6 matches

Qara Qarayev – 6 matches

Musa Qurbanli – 6 matches

Mahir Emreli – 6 matches (5 with "Qarabag" in 2017/18, 1 with "Dinamo" (Zagreb) in 2022/23)

Badavi Huseynov – 5 matches (3 in 2017/18, 2 in 2025/26)

Rashad Sadygov – 5 matches.

Elvin Yunuszade – 3 matches.

Ramil Sheydayev – 2 matches.

Afreyn Ismayilov – 2 matches.

Choshgun Diniyev – 2 matches.

Agabala Ramazanov – 1 match.

Aleksey Isayev, Rehman Dashdemirov, and Abdulla Khaybullayev – 1 match (debuted yesterday).

It is worth noting that although Aleksey Isayev was part of "Qarabag" last season, he was not included in the Champions League squad. Abbas Huseynov, despite qualifying for the main stage of the Champions League with "Qarabag" twice, did not have the opportunity to make his debut.