Copenhagen lose at Qarabag Agdam – poor reviews for Youssoufa Moukoko | OneFootball

While Borussia Dortmund secured their first three points in the Champions League with a 4:1 victory over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday evening, things did not go as smoothly for Youssoufa Moukoko with FC Copenhagen. The Danes, who had managed to scrape a 2:2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen in their opening match, suffered a 0:2 defeat against Qarabag Agdam in Azerbaijan.

Captain Abdellah Zoubir scored a rebound goal in the 28th minute and substitute Emmanuel Addai, with a remarkable solo effort seven minutes from the end, shot the Azerbaijan champions to their second three-pointer at their home Tofik-Bakhramov-Stadium, which had surprised with a 3:2 victory over Benfica Lisbon on the first match day, allowing dreams of the knockout phase to mature.

Substitution after only ten ball contacts

Just before the second goal, Copenhagen had a chance to equalize with a crossbar shot from Gabriel Pereira, which would not have been deserved due to the disappointing performance of the Danish champions. Moukoko was substituted for Viktor Claesson at half-time after only ten ball contacts and subsequently received poor reviews.

The football magazine Tipsbladet rated the performance of the former Dortmund player with one out of six possible points, but also attributed Moukoko's individual criticism to the generally weak offensive play of his team: "A game to forget for Youssoufa Moukoko, who never really got into the game before he was substituted at half-time. He couldn't hold the ball, but in his defense, it must be said that he didn't have much to do offensively either."

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