We Better Not Share Group With Portugal And Spain- Azerbaijani Mini-Football Head Coach

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 29. A highly intriguingEuropean Championship awaits us, and the team of all nationalitieshas strengthened, the head coach of the Azerbaijan national team inmini-football Elshad Guliyev said, Trend reports via Idman .

The experienced specialist discussed the EURO-2024 draw, whichwill take place on April 4. According to him, the second pot hassome extremely tough opponents.

"We'd prefer more "same-level" opponents to exit the group. Thisis the initial goal. Nationals in the second pot are extremelypowerful. Portugal and Spain are ranked third and fourthrespectively. We wouldn't like to be in a group with them," hesaid.

The European Champion also announced his main goals in thecontinental championship.

"The Azerbaijan Mini-football League is going quite well. It'salso a good thing that the championship lasts so long. The playersplay every week to stay in condition. This is a huge benefit forus. Montenegro will host an international competition in late Apriland early May. We will work tactically and technically to eliminatethe flaws. Because we are the last European winners, we want tocompete in the final. We've structured our plans around that,"Guliyev added.

To note, the European Championship will be held on June 1-9 inBosnia and Herzegovina. Azerbaijan was placed in the 1st pot in thedraw.

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