Qarabag participant tries to high-five referee solely to be proven a pink!

A Qarabag participant was left red-faced on Thursday night time after a weird however of double jeopardy noticed him despatched off and left hanging within the house of some seconds after attempting to high-five referee Anthony Taylor. 

The Azerbaijani giants took on Bayer Leverkusen, the unbeaten shock package deal of the season in Europe, within the hopes of securing what can be a historic place within the Europa League quarter-finals. 

Qarabag had taken a shock lead on the street in Leverkusen, and regarded set to problem the German facet’s proud invincible bid for 2023-24, just for Elvin Cafarguliyev to go away his facet a person down in hilarious vogue. 

Cafarguliyev was proven a yellow for a final man problem on Jeremie Frimpong simply outdoors the field, however the determination was despatched upstairs for a VAR evaluate. 

The evaluate was accomplished, and referee Taylor took out the cardboard he had proven Cafarguliyev and gave the sign to indicate it had been scrubbed off, which had the participant in a celebratory temper as he put his hand out for a excessive 5 with the official. 

However, with nearly unimpeachable comedic timing, a straight-faced Taylor proceeded to deliver out a pink card, because the problem had in truth been upgraded to a sending off offence, all whereas staring Cafarguliyev straight within the eye. 

A skin-crawlingly awkward clip of the trade put out by TNT Sport did the rounds of social media, which additionally catches the participant’s look of half remorse, half disappointment as he is given his marching orders.

With Qarabag huge underdogs for the sport, it’ll come as a shock that they then scored once more simply three minutes after shedding a person to make it 2-4 on combination and seemingly put one foot within the subsequent spherical. 

But there aren’t many groups which have managed to maintain Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen quiet for lengthy this time period, and the German group confirmed simply why they’re the speak of Europe this time period. 

Frimpong then netted a composed volley from contained in the field on the again put up within the 72nd minute to make it 4-3 on combination and provides the undefeated hosts a sniff. 

But there was nothing coming from the all-consuming Leverkusen by 90 minutes and the Azerbaijani outfit regarded set for a really outstanding consequence, earlier than Czech worldwide Patrik Schick dashed their goals. 

The striker struck twice in added time; the feintest contact on a whipped cross on the close to put up within the 93rd minute made it 4-4, after which with six minutes and 50 seconds of the six added on the clock, he headed house on the again put up to make it 5-4 on combination. 

It was a fairly gorgeous comeback from a group which have gained widespread plaudits, however desperately crushing for the guests who have been inside an inch of certainly one of their largest nights of their historical past. 

As such, Alonso has develop into probably the most highly-regarded – and sought-after – coaches on the continent. 

As a former Liverpool participant he’s regarded as being sized as much as exchange Jurgen Klopp when the German departs Anfield this summer time, whereas he was additionally on the books at Bayern Munich who’re on the lookout for a head coach of their very own. 

Then there’s Real Madrid – one other of his former golf equipment – who can be out there for a long-term successor to Carlo Ancelotti when he decides to go away the Spanish capital. 

That being mentioned, after gorgeous most of Europe together with his work at Leverkusen – who’re set to beat serial winners Bayern to the German crown this time period – he could resolve to remain put and reap the rewards of the mission he has actually solely simply begun.