Gabala are giving start to the preparations for the return match against Apollon from Cyprus to be held on Thursday within the UEFA European League 3rd Qualifying Round. Having one-day break after the 1st game (1:1) in Larnaka last Thursday, the red-black side are back again to the drills in capital Baku. In the evening trainings, the footballers of the 1st game line-up took just rehabilitation as the others have had some warm-up actions. Except Georgi Floresku, the team trained in a full staff.

UEFA European League
3rd Qualifying Round, return match, 6 August
Kick-off: 21:00.
Gabala - Apollon (Limassol, Cyprus)
Referee: Duarte Nunu Pereyra Gomes (Portuguese)
Assistant referees: Luis Andre Ferreyra Pintu Kampuş, Venansio Manuel Raposo Batista Tome (both from Portugal)
4th official: Brunu Migel Duarte Payxao (Portuguese)
Referee inspector: Dragutin Karlo Polyak (Croatia)
UEFA member: Vladislav Xodeyev (Russia)
Bakı, Bakcell Arena
1st Game – 1:1