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Analysis European football expert Andy Brassell on our UEFA ...

Analysis European football expert Andy Brassell on our UEFA
Our return to European football is only hours away as we face Qarabag in the new-look UEFA Europa League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening (8pm UK) - and who better than friend of the Club, European football expert Andy Brassell to run the

Our return to European football is only hours away as we face Qarabag in the new-look UEFA Europa League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening (8pm UK) - and who better than friend of the Club, European football expert Andy Brassell to run the rule over our eight opponents in the competition?

Well known for his work on talkSPORT, Sky Sports, The Guardian and The Football Ramble podcast - and a regular contributor here at Spurs for almost 10 years - Andy took time out to give us his expert opinion, starting with league phase Matchday 1 opponents, Azerbaijan champions Qarabag.

Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan)

MD 1 - 26 September (home)

Azerbaijan champions for 10 of the last 11 years

Andy: "I was at the Spurs-Qarabag game (Europa League group stage, 3-1 win) back in 2015! I’ll be honest, I don’t think they’re quite as good as they were then, and if you go back a couple of years, they could get results in the Champions League, although they did push Bayer Leverkusen in this competition last season (lost 5-4 on aggregate in Round of 16). Look, they have a good European history, and they certainly have quality in there - for instance, Yassine Benzia, who came through the Lyon Academy in France, so obviously he’s a good player. He’s scored goals in the Champions League, so he's one to watch."

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