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Match preview
After the first leg in Bakı, it’s Qarabağ who boast a narrow advantage ahead of this second leg in the Flemish Region.
A week ago, the only goal of the night was scored by Leandro Andrade, coming just 12 minutes from time, sparking wild celebrations at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.
Thus, Qarabağ are on the cusp of winning a knockout tie for the very first time.
12 months ago, the Azerbaijani champions made their debut in the knockout phase, but were hammered 6-1 on aggregate by Olympique de Marseille.
Excluding qualifiers, Gurban Gurbanov’s team have lost 17 of their last 24 European away games, so may rue not claiming a bigger victory in the first leg.
Gent meantime haven’t prevailed in a knockout stage tie since ousting Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League seven years ago.
Will the Belgian club produce a comeback at Ghelamco Arena?
Gent team news
Núrio Fortuna, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Matisse Samoise, Andrew Hjulsager, Tarik Tissoudali and Darko Lemajić are all out injured.
Striker Hugo Cuypers took his tally to 19 for the season on Sunday against OH Leuven, and will remain the main danger man.
Qarabağ team news
Centre-back Kevin Medina was sent off on matchday six against Freiburg, so is serving the second of his three-match bam.
In better news, Badavi Hüseynov is back from injury, so will partner Bahlul Mustafazada in defence.
Meanwhile, first-choice goalkeeper Şahruddin Magomedaliyev is out with a broken hand, meaning Luka Gugeshashvili will continue to deputise.
Musa Qurbanlı is their top-scorer this season with 18, but he’s still searching for his first goal in UEFA competition.
Gent vs Qarabağ: Head to head statistics
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