The second round of the Arabian Gulf Championship, which will be held tomorrow and the following day, will see heavy caliber matches in the competition and the top race, where the first day of the round will witness the historic Clasico, combining Al Wasl with Al Ain in Zabeel, while the second day will be on a date with Derby Fire. Al Wahda will join Al Jazira in a difficult game, especially against the hosts who suffered a loss in the first round of Fujairah, which means that losing to Al Jazira will make it much harder for his mission, where he will lose six points in the first two rounds.

The first round of the tournament saw the Bur Dubai derby, which gathered Al Nasr with Al Wasl, and the fans had a good and quick game at the beginning of the season, but ended in a negative, while the second round will find Al Wasl in historic Clasico against Al Ain, to play two games Al Wasl should take advantage of the absence of Brazilian player Caillou for the leader, due to injury, if he wants to start in the competition, while the game will show the desire of Al Ain to continue to lead, especially after the average performance, and hardly beat Al Ittihad Kalba in the first game.

The Abu Dhabi derby, which will join Al Wahda with Al Jazira, will be quite different. Al Jazira's coach will definitely push with all his striking power, and will not keep Amouri on the bench next to Khalfan Mubarak, as he did in the first game, which won against Al Dhafra easily, while the situation will be Al-Wahda, who suffered a heavy loss to Fujairah in the first round, now lose six points at the start of the league, thus weakening the ambition of the team from the beginning and the goal of competing and crowning the league title.

Defending champions Sharjah will take advantage of this early collision with the big boys in a bid to get a little out of the way, but it will be a tough opponent in the Sharjah derby against Ittihad Kalba, especially after the latter's impressive appearance against Al Ain, and provide a good level despite the loss, while Sharjah beat Khorfakkan The first round two goals without charge.

Shabab Al Ahli will also use the two games in a bid to win a new win after beating Hatta in the first round, but will be careful to host Fujairah, which seeks to assert its right to win the first victory over Al Wahda under the leadership of young Algerian coach Majid Bouguerra.

In Ajman, there will be a meeting between the hosts who snatched a draw from Bani Yas, against Al Nasr, who enjoyed a good performance in the first round against Al Wasl, and both teams collected a point in the start of the tournament, and the second round will be a new measure to test the strength of the two teams. In other matches, and a new conflict, Khorfakkan will host Hatta in their first meeting in the limelight after they came together from the amateur league last season, both teams lost in the first round of the tournament, and Al Dhafra at home in Bani Yas Stadium in a match. Also close at the technical level.

Yasser Salem: The teams competing for the title do not lose two consecutive games

The former national team player, technical analyst at Abu Dhabi Sports Channel, Yasser Salem, said that the second round of the Arabian Gulf League, the Abu Dhabi derby, which will bring Al Wahda with Al Jazeera, does not have certain standards to control its outcome. He added: «There is more pressure on Al Wahda, because of the sudden loss in the first round against Fujairah, but the big teams looking for competition for the title does not lose two consecutive games, which forces Al Wahda to focus and strive to win, despite the difficulty of the game and the strength of the island "He has plenty of stars and substitutes, but he is still looking for harmony."

As for Al Wasl and Al Ain Classics, Yasser Salem said: "Three defenders from Al Wasl suffered injuries, and their absence will negatively affect Al Wasl, especially as he faces Al Ain, who during his first round match confirmed that he has a strong attack line, which is the best line of the team."

Second round matches

Thursday

Union of Kalba - Sharjah

Al Dhafra - Baniyas

Al Wasl - Al Ain

Ajman - Al Nasr

Friday

Youth Ahli - Fujairah

Khorfakkan - Hatta

Unity - the island