Sabah FK and Hapoel Be’er Sheva
25 August 2026
Azerbaijan’s Sabah FK reached the Champions League league phase for the first time after beating Hapoel Be’er Sheva 5-2 after extra time. Sabah overturned a 2-1 first-leg defeat to complete a historic 6-4 aggregate victory.
Sabah forced extra time with a late Mutallimov goal before Mbina and Mickels completed the comeback in Baku. Founded only in 2017, the Azerbaijani champions have now reached Europe’s premier club competition just nine years after their creation.