They are looking for the second victory in the Arab Gulf League

Al Ain’s absences tempt Al Ahly youth to win "El Clasico"

Shabab Al-Ahly plays the Al-Ain match in full rows

■ Emirates Today

The second round of the Arab Gulf League will witness an early summit of a heavy caliber, when Al-Ahly youth meet Al-Ain at nine o'clock at Rashid Stadium in Dubai, as «Dubai Knights» hopes to take advantage of the influential absences among the «leader», and that Al-Ahly youth achieve victory in "El Clasico", and gets a big boost in the title race.

Al Ain is playing the match in very difficult circumstances, especially as it lacks the team's striking power, due to the injury of Kayo Kanido, and doubts surrounding the participation of the Togolese striker Laba Kudjo, Kazakhstan's Islam Khan and Bandar Al-Ahbabi.

Each of the two teams is seeking to achieve the second victory, after Al-Ahly youth started the competition by winning the first round away to Al-Ittihad Kalba with three goals gratis, while Al-Ain defeated Khor Fakkan with two clean goals.

Al-Ahly youth coach, Spanish Gerard Zaragoza, is betting on the completion of the team's ranks and the many options he has, especially after the brilliance of the newcomer, 19-year-old Brazilian Igor Jesus, while his compatriot Carlos Eduardo made his first imprint with Al-Ahly youth, by scoring a goal in the net. Kalba Federation.

On the other hand, Al Ain coach, Emmanuel Pedro, faces great pressures, due to the dissatisfaction of the Al-Ainawi fans with the outcome of the "leader" in the AFC Champions League, and in the first two matches of the local season, by losing to Khorfakkan in the Arabian Gulf Cup, before hardly winning the team itself. In the league.

For his part, Spaniard Gerard Zaragoza said in a press conference: "The two teams know each other well, and participated in the AFC Champions League, and their status is similar in the league by winning the first round, and the coaches and players love such confrontations."

He added: "I have great confidence in the Al-Ahly youth players, and their ability to play a good match, while I refuse to talk about that Al Ain is not living its best times, and that its level is less than my team, because that is not true at all."

He stressed that Al Ain is one of the good teams, and its current position is no different from Al Shabab Al Ahly, because the two teams participated in the continental championship and achieved victory in the first round.

While he talked about the importance of the match in the league's journey, he said: “The match is important, winning is more important, and getting the three points is one of our priorities, but if we win against Al Ain and lose from the bottom of the table, then that means that our chances will not be strong in the competition for the title, so "All the matches for us are equally important."

The Spanish coach indicated that before every match, he provides advice and directions to the players, in all matches, and always motivates them to win, and said: "We are ready to face any team in any round, whether it is at the beginning of the competition or in the last rounds."

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