Al Ain team receives at 17:30 this afternoon, its guest Fujairah team within the 18th round of the Arab Gulf Football League at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, in a meeting entered by the "leader", who comes second (34 points), and appointed him to achieve the third successive victory In the competition, but at the same time, his mind will be busy with the upcoming confrontation that will bring him next Tuesday against Sharjah in the semi-finals of the President’s Cup.

The confrontation of Fujairah will be a real "rehearsal" for Al Ain team coach, Pedro Emmanuel, before running for the early final against the King, as the match will be an opportunity to address the negatives that appeared on the team's performance during the past month, especially in the line of defense and goalkeeping that received 13 Goals in February as the highest rate of goals received by the net since the application of professionalism.

Coach Pedro hopes that his players succeed in resolving the outcome of today's meeting for their benefit early, so that he can push back the elements from the injury along the lines of midfield Mohammed Abdel Rahman and Yahya Nader, in addition to giving comfort to some of the players who participated in previous games continuously, led by Japanese international Tsukasa Shotani. , With the possibility of replacing the guard Khaled Issa.

The confrontation will also be a good opportunity for Al Ain to tighten the screws again on Al-Ahly youth team, topping the ranking table with 39 points, as Al-Ain’s victory in today's meeting will reduce the difference to only two points, and the pressure will be placed on Al-Ahly youth, who will be facing tomorrow a heavy-caliber confrontation against its neighbor Al-Nasr.

On the other hand, the Fujairah team, who finished last in the league standings with 12 points, aspires to return to the road of victories, after the loss it suffered in the previous meeting in front of its guest, Etihad Kalba, with a clean goal, and despite the difficulty of the task that awaits him in today's meeting, he adheres to hope for Embarrassing the "leader" on his land and in front of his fans to obtain the three points that help him avoid landing.

• Al Ain will face Sharjah in the semi-final of the President’s Cup next Tuesday.

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