Champions League Matchday 4: Qarabağ vs Chelsea facts

Qarabağ will look to get their UEFA Champions League campaign back on track as a revitalised Chelsea come to Azerbaijan on Matchday 4.

Last match

The teams' only previous matches came in the 2017/18 group stage, Chelsea following a 6-0 victory at Stamford Bridge in what was Qarabağ's first game in the Champions League proper with a 4-0 success in Azerbaijan.

Qarabağ have lost all seven games against English teams, the last six without scoring. They went down 0-3 at Tottenham Hotspur on Matchday 1 of last season's UEFA Europa League, making it 18 goals conceded in those six games.

Their 2017 games against Qarabağ are Chelsea's only previous fixtures against a club from Azerbaijan.

Qarabağ

This is Qarabağ's second participation in the Champions League proper, following their group stage appearance in 2017/18, when they were fourth in a section including Chelsea, Atlético de Madrid and Roma, both their points coming from draws against the Spanish side. They are the only team from Azerbaijan to feature.

This is Qarabağ's 12th successive season in a UEFA group stage/league phase. They lost seven of their eight games (W1) in last season's Europa League to finish in 36th place in the league phase.

Chelsea

This is Chelsea's 20th Champions League campaign, and a first since 2022/23, when they progressed to the quarter-finals – they have reached the knockout rounds in their last eight campaigns.

Enzo Maresca's side won the UEFA Conference League in 2024/25, beating Real Betis 4-1 in the final.

Key stats

Despite losing 1-3 at Athletic Club on Matchday 3, Qarabağ have beaten Benfica (3-2 a) and Copenhagen (2-0 h) in this season's league phase; they had never previously won a match in the Champions League proper.

Including qualifying, Qarabağ have won seven of their nine Champions League matches this season (L2) including three of the four at home (L1).

The Horsemen have scored 16 goals in their last six Champions League matches.

Leandro Andrade has scored in four of Qarabağ’s last six European matches.

Chelsea marked their 200th game in the Champions League proper with a 5-1 home win against Ajax on Matchday 3. Goals from Estêvão, Tyrique George and Marc Guiu made the Blues the first team to have three teenaged scorers in a match in the competition.

Chelsea have won 14 of their last 16 European matches (L2), and 12 of the last 13 in the group stage/league phase – the exception a 3-1 Matchday 1 loss at Bayern München.

Chelsea have scored in their last 18 European games.

Indeed, none of Chelsea's last 51 European fixtures have finished scoreless.

Chelsea have scored 349 European Cup goals.