The Saudi Al-Hilal coach, Roman Razvan Lusescu, said that the historical loss he suffered against Al-Ahly youth, in the last meeting that brought together the two teams, is from the past, indicating that he is not thinking about this match.

He explained in a press conference: "I think that the things that we should know we are ready for, we know that Al Ahly youth are among the oldest clubs in the Emirates, they have good players, and they have weaknesses, we must prepare."

He added: "Football is not dependent on history, statistics are important to the media, and our job is to focus only on the match."