Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.
The game's result was very bad one. It was a disappointing result even if Leverkusen managed to draw the game in extra time. Because, in my opinion, a lot of gamblers will place their bets on Leverkusen to win because they are the favorites to win, due to their strong performance this season. I was shocked as well when Qarabag defeated Braga in the round of 16, as I wasn't expecting Qarabag to be able to defeat Braga both home and away. When the Qarabag player received a red card during the 57 minutes in their second leg, I thought that would give Braga an advantage to move on to this round. However, in the extra minutes they lost against 10 players.
Leverkusen was down with two goals in the first leg, but they managed to draw in the second half. That means that they are going to win the second leg at home. When Leverkusen concede two goals in the first half of yesterday's game, I felt that Qarabag would break their unbeaten streak. However, Leverkusen's performance in the first leg was below our expectations, so they will need to perform better if they hope to advance to the next round.