Dinamo Zagreb took a commanding step toward the UEFA Champions League group stage with a 2–0 victory over Qarabag at the Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu in Baku on Wednesday, 28 August 2024. The play-off first leg, which kicked off at 16:45 UTC, left the Azerbaijani champions with a mountain to climb ahead of the return fixture in Croatia.

For Qarabag, the defeat at home was a heavy blow to their hopes of reaching the group stage for a second consecutive season. Gurban Gurb...