At 5:30 pm today, attention is turning to Al Nahyan Stadium to follow the President's Cup quarter-final between Al Ain and Al Wasl. And «Classico Emirates» enjoys a large follow-up due to the popularity of the two teams, and to the difficult circumstances in which each of them lives, especially Al Ain, which is going through its worst periods in the current season, after he started his career in the Asian Champions with two losses against Sepahan 0-4, and the Saudi victory 1-2, to continue his results Negativity in the continental championship.
It is expected that attention will be focused on Al Ain goalkeeper Khaled Issa, as well as on the Brazilian Al Wasl star Lima, as they are the password for any upcoming victory for any team. The fans are waiting for Khaled Issa to shine in this important match to make up for the fatal mistake he made during the Saudi Al-Nasr meeting with the Asian champions, and caused the winning goal for the away team.
Al Ain coach, Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel, sought to support Khaled Issa in the press conference before the match match, stressing that he is the first goalkeeper in the Emirates and his team, considering that what happened in Asia may happen to any guard. Khaled Issa had apologized to his club fans via Twitter.
Historically, the leader excels in confrontations against Al Wasl in the Cup, as before they had met on 16 occasions, the victory went to Violet in nine meetings and Al Wasl in seven.
The "Al-Zaeem" fans are waiting for their team to respond positively to Al Wasl and Al-Obour to the semi-final, to compete for the championship, which remains the biggest hope for the club this season, after his chances in the Asian region became almost difficult, as well as in the league, while he failed to compete for the Gulf Cup title. Arabi.
It is reported that the two teams met in this round four times, Al-Ain won three, and one for Al-Wasl. Al-Ain seeks to assert its superiority over Al-Wasl, after winning in the league back and forth, the last of which was 5/5.
On the other hand, pressure appears to be on Al-Wasl, who is suffering this season, under the leadership of his Romanian coach, Regicamp. His fans are waiting for the debt to be refunded for the big loss in the league, and hopes the star of the team, Fabio Lima, will be the key to any victory.
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