<p>Qarabağ have made Champions League history this season, becoming the first Azerbaijani club to ever reach the knockout stages of the competition – and setting up a play-off tie against Premier League team Newcastle United.</p><p><br></p><p>Their run has come at a time of dramatic geopolitical change in the South Caucasus, with the club preparing to return to their hometown of Ağdam after spending more than three decades in exile in the capital Baku.</p><p><br></p><p>Elsewhere, Bodø/Glimt stunned the continent by qualifying for the knockouts despite not playing domestic football since November, while Benfica hit the headlines with a goalkeeper goal and a viral TV interview from a local priest.</p><p><br></p><p>Club Brugge also progressed through the league phase, but that will not be the enduring memory of their season for three fans who accompanied the team to Kazakhstan and ended up in jail in one of the strangest away-day stories of the season. </p><p><br></p><p>Ghost Cities FC by James Montague for the BBC: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p0lxg7xy</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>00:41 – Qarabağ's historic Champions League run</p><p>02:01 – A story of exile and homecoming</p><p>07:22 – Soft power and state support</p><p>10:50 – The secret to their sporting success</p><p>14:37 – The challenges ahead: Newcastle and Sabah</p><p>17:02 – Patreon preview: Chapecoense and South America</p><p>18:33 – Another milestone for Bodø/Glimt</p><p>21:45 – Benfica's keeper goal and priest interview</p><p>26:07 – Brugge's congratulations and Borat arrests</p>