Looking forward to savoring his first win at Al Sadd

Al Ain begins the campaign to save the Asian card

From Al Ain training in preparation for the Asian Championship.

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Al Ain seeks to preserve its fortunes in the AFC Champions League when it meets the Qatari Al Sadd at 7 pm today, in the third round of the group stage that is held in Doha, as the leader had lost in the first two meetings before the tournament was stopped due to the outbreak of the Corona virus, to settle in the center The latter without any points in the fourth group, while the group leads Al-Sadd with four points.

Al-Ain had lost in the first match against Iranian Subhan in a quarter, then won the second loss to the Saudi victory in Al-Ain, with a score of 1-2, and today he aims to achieve the first victory in the championship to maintain his hopes of qualifying for the second round.

Al Ain prepared for the tournament with a number of friendly matches, the last of which was against Al-Nasr, and lost it by 1-2.

The leader in the four matches he will play in just 9 days in the continental championship depends on the completion of the ranks of the foreign players, namely Islam Khan, scorer Laba Kodjo, Shiotani and Eduardo, as well as the brilliance of Caio Canedo.

Pedro: We bet on the personality of the eye and the potential of the players

Al Ain coach, Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel, said that the task will not be easy in today's match, because it is in front of a strong competitor. “Everyone knows that we are required to show our best, so that we can collect full points, compared to the team’s position in Group Four.”

Pedro said in a press conference, in response to a question about the lack of readiness of his team compared to the competitors who entered official matches: “This is a reality, as we did not start the official confrontations, unlike our competitors, but we were keen to organize friendly matches, and Al Ain is a big club and enjoys a strong personality. The level of the continent, and the performance must be great, and I feel a great desire from the team players to compensate for the two losses in the first and second rounds, and we must not forget as well that Al Ain is required to restore the memory of his presence in 2016, as the team was in the same current situation during the group stage, as it lost the first two matches But he managed to show his strong personality and reached the final. ”

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