Jones nodded, then said to Costa beside him: "I didn't expect my first Champions League game to start. ”

'It's not the same as the Premier League, the Champions League is more intense. Costa smiled.

'Chelsea host Qarabag in the first round of the Champions League, and both teams are leaders in their respective leagues and are now about to meet for the first time in their history.

"According to the schedule, Qarabag is weak, and they met Chelsea in the first stop, and this kind of matchup is naturally much more complicated for Qarabag, and whether they can get enough points from a few teams seems to determine whether they are here to travel or not."

However, in fact, Qarabag will definitely not be tied down, and the most inconspicuous of them will not give up the chance to qualify from the group so easily! It was also their first competitive Champions League game.

You must know that in this group stage, Coach Qarabag's goal is to finish third in the group! Naturally, he didn't dare to think about the first place.

For the 66-year-old squad, their glory has only begun in recent years, since Qarabag won the 2013/14 Azerbaijan Premier League.

In April 2014, they defeated Austria's Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 at home in the third round of UEFA Champions League qualifying, becoming the first team in Azerbaijani football history to win the third round of Champions League qualification.

In August 2014, the team reached the Europa League qualifying final for the fourth time in five seasons, and then eliminated FC Twente in the Netherlands over two legs, becoming only the second team in Azerbaijan's history to reach the main stage of the Europa League.

On October 23, 2014, with the goal of Macedonian international Muyarem in the 21st minute, Qarabag defeated Dnipro FC from Ukraine 1-0 away in the third round of the Europa League group stage, achieving the first victory in the main round of the Europa League in the history of Azerbaijani football, Qarabag won the first UEFA Champions League qualifying round in the history of Azerbaijani football, and was also the first team to win in the UEFA Europa League main round.

And now, they are playing in the Champions League for the first time, this is history, thanks to the excellent performance of Qarabag, Azerbaijan has also become the 33rd country to have a team participate in the Champions League, and now Qarabag, is moving towards the best situation.

"Our opponent in this game is the Champions League newcomers Qarabag, and we can't ignore them because of that, in fact I have seen the video of this team's game, this is a very good team, they don't have any famous stars in the team at the moment, and they don't have any better players, but this is a moment in the history of their country, the current situation in their country, so that they will break out into good fights"

After Kodic said this, Osilai began to pay attention, no one cared more about Kodic's judgment than him, because he was his assistant coach, and now Kodic expressed such a view to their opponent, this statement also immediately made him vigilant.

"Their formation today is 4231, there are only two midfielders, his characteristics are similar to our previous opponents, relying on constant passing to organize the whole team, rarely using breakthroughs, but their strength is a problem, we have to focus on defending their passes, there is no big problem, increase the run, interfere with their ball, you can control the game, we can occupy the advantage in the midfield."

"But our three strikers who started today are Jones, Costa and Pedro, the three of them have their own characteristics, Jones is very fast, good technique, long-range shots and long passes are all strengths, and Costa has always been our top scorer, his skills are quite good, running and experience are top-notch, plus an average strength Pedro, now our forward partner is our strongest offensive line, let's not give them too much space, directly attack them."

After explaining the basic situation of the game in detail, Kodic continued: "Our style of play in this game is to put it bluntly, that is, when defending, be careful of their direct passes, pay attention to the opponent's long-range shots at the edge of the penalty area, don't worry too much about the side, the cross will not have too much problem for us, our strength is above them, as long as we can play it, then the victory of this game will definitely belong to us!" Their attack is still mainly based on counter-attacks, so let's go and win our first game in charge of the Champions League. ”

When Jones kicked off in midfield, the Chelsea fans let out a huge cheer!

Cristiano, who turned 18 in just over 20 days. Jones played in his first Champions League game, can he score in this game, so far he has scored in every game since he came to the Premier League, including his national team match, presumably this game is not difficult, it is likely to break the record held by Oxlade-Chamberlain! ”

"The first round of the 2017/18 Champions League group stage kicks off with Premier League giants Chelsea taking on Azerbaijani side Qarabag at Stamford Bridge, which will be broadcast live on video.

Highlights of the game: "Chelsea's return to the Champions League after a one-year absence: Chelsea missed last season's European competition due to finishing 10th in the league in 2015/16, and this time at home to Azerbaijani side Qarabag, it was also Chelsea's return to the Champions League for the first time in a season, and the Blues last played in the Champions League on 9 March 2016, when they were knocked out of the competition 2-2 on aggregate after losing 2-1 at home to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the quarter-finals. ”

Qarabag's Champions League debut: "As the champions of the Azerbaijani League, Qarabag has reached the group stage of the Europa League in the previous three seasons, and this season is the first time in the history of their club, and Qarabag is also the first team in Azerbaijan's history to reach the main stage of the Champions League. ”

"For Qarabag, it is somewhat tragic to meet former Champions League champions Chelsea on their Champions League debut, and to play away from home, and in the same group as Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Roma, Qarabag may only be here in the Champions League group stage."

Pre-match news: Chelsea's top scorer Jones, whether the game continues to be hot, whether he can win a title this season, and if he can do that, it will be a very special achievement for a young player to play in the Premier League for the first time.

'None of the teams from either team were injured and missed the game.

Starting line-ups: Thibaut Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Gary Cahill; Kante, Alonso, Zampa Costa, Fabregas, Jones, Pedro, Costa.

Qarabag: Shešić; Nyak, Kuseinov, Sadikov, Medvedev, Ricard. Almeida, Galaev, Pedro. Enrique, Mier, Gherrier, Ndlovu.

The referee blew the whistle and Chelsea kicked off first, with Jones dialing the ball to Costa and the game officially began.