Защитник «Кайзер Чифс» Аден Маккарти дебютирует за азербайджанский «Сабах» в квалификации Лиги чемпионов

Бывший игрок «Кайзер Чифс» Аден Маккарти готов к своему первому матчу за новый клуб «Сабах» в исторической квалификации Лиги чемпионов УЕФА. Азербайджанская команда во вторник сыграет первый матч против валлийского «Нью-Сейнтс» в рамках первого квалификационного раунда турнира.

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Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Aden McCarthy will be in line to make his debut in a historic fixture for new club Sabah FC in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers this week. The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round will get underway this Tuesday, with Azerbaijani outfit Sabah among the first teams who would have to do it the hard way to compete in Europe's elite league format competitions. Champions League starts now READ| Inside McCarthy's training camp as he hits the ground running The Rhinos, after winning the league title for the first time, will be up against The New Saints, in the first-leg clash on Tuesday evening (7 July), with the return leg set for 14 July. The New Saints are an English side competing in the Welsh football system and are the most successful in the Wales league structure. The winner of the tie between the two sides will progress to the second round qualifying, where the stakes start to get higher, with two rounds in front to reach the lucrative UEFA Champions League proper. All will not be lost, however, should either side be knocked out in the first round qualifying, as defeated sides will fall to the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round, unless drawn to receive a bye to the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round. Sabah, founded only in 2017, will be competing in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers for the first time, although their entry to European competitions started in the 2023/24 season. Sabah's progress in recent years READ| 'McCarthy must have received a good offer...' The Azerbaijan outfit have been progressive since then, competing in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League qualifiers for back-to-back campaigns but they have not been able to crack it into the final stages of the qualifiers and ultimately the league phase (previously group stages). McCarthy was promoted from the reserve side at Chiefs ahead of the 2022/23 season but it was last season where he made a name for himself, with a regular spot in the line-up following the long-term injury of Rushwin Dortley.