Qarabağ FK suffered a 4–2 home defeat to Dutch side Ajax in the sixth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, despite an energetic performance at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium in Baku.
The Azerbaijani champions opened the scoring early, but were unable to hold off Ajax’s late surge.
Starting Lineups
Qarabağ: Mateusz Kochalski, Bakhtiyar Mustafazade, Kevin Medina, Matheus Silva, Elvin Jafarquliyev, Pedro Bicalho, Marko Janković, Abdellah Zoubir, Leandro Andrade, Emmanuel Adjei, Camilo Durán.
Head Coach: Gurban Gurbanov.
Ajax: Vítězslav Jaroš, Aaron Bouwman, Jurriën Baas, Anton Goeij, Lucas Rosa, Ko Itakura, Jorty Mokio, Shaun Steur, Oscar Gloukh, Raúl Moro, Kasper Dolberg.
Interim Head Coach: Fred Grim.
Match Summary
Qarabağ struck first in the 10th minute, when forward Camilo Durán capitalized on an early chance to put the home side ahead. Ajax responded shortly before the break, with Kasper Dolberg leveling the match in the 39th minute.
Moments after the restart, Qarabağ regained the lead thanks to a powerful effort from defender Matheus Silva in the 47th minute.
But the final phase of the match belonged to Ajax.
In the 79th minute, midfielder Oscar Gloukh equalized, shifting the momentum to the visitors. Four minutes later, Anton Goeij scored to give Ajax their first lead of the night. Deep into stoppage time, Gloukh struck again to complete his brace and seal a 4–2 victory for the Amsterdam side.
What’s Next
Qarabağ will host Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt in their next Champions League fixture. The match is scheduled for January 21, 2026 in Baku.
