"The Azerbaijani champions made a dream start to their third league-stage match as Leandro Andrade took advantage of a mix-up between centre-backs Aymeric Laporte and Aitor Paredes to slot home after just 48 seconds at San Mames. But their lead would not last. Having already drawn one good save from Mateusz Kochalski, Guruzeta latched onto Mikel Jauregizar's pinpoint pass to fire home left-footed in the 38th minute."
"There was still time for Athletic to add a third, too, as Guruzeta brought down a bouncing ball before firing into the bottom-left corner from outside the area in the 88th minute. 4 - Gorka Guruzeta has become the fourth Athletic Club player to score two or more goals in a match in the history of the Champions League/European Cup, after José Luis Artetxe (hat-trick in 1956), Merodio (1956) and Ignacio Uribe (1957). Lion. pic.twitter.com/9GV8YyX14U - OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 22, 2025"
Qarabag opened the scoring after 48 seconds as Leandro Andrade capitalized on a mix-up between centre-backs Aymeric Laporte and Aitor Paredes to slot home at San Mamés. Athletic Club equalized in the 38th minute when Gorka Guruzeta met Mikel Jauregizar's pinpoint pass and fired left-footed after forcing a save from Mateusz Kochalski. Robert Navarro gave Athletic the lead in the 70th minute with a curled effort from the left edge of the box. Guruzeta completed the comeback in the 88th minute by firing into the bottom-left corner from outside the area. The win moved Athletic to three points while Qarabag remained on six.
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