Situation around Henrikh Mkhitaryan remains complex, Azerbaijani commentator admits
Arsenal are due to travel to Baku on October 4 for a EUFA Europa League group stage tie against Azerbaijani champions Qarabag. It is still unclear whether Armenian national team captain and Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will travel Baku amid the ban to enter Azerbaijan and out of out of security concerns.
Commentator at Russian Match TV Channel Elvin Qerimov has spoken about the topic, sport 24.ru reports.
“The situation around Mkhitaryan is complex. No athlete should ever face similar situation. The Europa League final will also be played in Baku and it is important to solve the matter to the benefit of football not politics. Sport unites people, helps to interact, get friends which may lead to reconciliation and not to the opposite,” Qerimov said.