BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 7. The opening matches of the UEFA Europa League's 1/8 finals will be held today, TurkicWorld reports.

Qarabag FC, Azerbaijan's team, will play the opening match of the 1/8 finals in Baku. It will host German Bayer Leverkusen. The game will begin at 21:45 local time in Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium. The match will be refereed by a French team.

The teams are familiar with one another, having met in the Europa League group stage in October 2023. Then Bayer defeated Qarabag FC 5-1 in Leverkusen and 1-0 in the return game in Baku. Bayer took first place in the group, and Qarabag FC took second.

The teams' return encounter will be held in Germany on March 14.

March 7

UEFA Europa League

The first game of the 1/8 finals

21:45. Qarabag FC (Azerbaijan) - Bayer FC (Germany)

Referees: Benoit Bastien, Hicham Zakrani, and Aurélien Berthomier (France).

Baku. Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium