Qarabag left fuming by London traffic following defeat to Spurs - Paul Vegas

Due to intense traffic congestion, Qarabag barely made it to the stadium 15 minutes before kickoff.

Gurbanov said: "Imagine being caught in traffic for more than two and a half hours. I cannot just make excuses for this; it shouldn’t have happened and there were no police to escort us.

"It had a big impact on our footballers, but it doesn't take away from our opponent. They are a good team and we don't turn a blind eye to that.

"As soon as we arrived, we were told to start in 40 minutes and we were not as ready or prepared as we should have been. These things shouldn’t happen."