Dubai Knights seeks to repeat the 2015 scenario
Shabab Al-Ahly seeks first victory over "Al-Raqi" in the final price of "Asian Champions"
Al-Ahly youth star Eduardo.
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Shabab Al-Ahly seeks to continue its distinguished journey in the Asian champions.
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Today, Al-Ahly's youth are facing a heavy-duty confrontation, when they meet Saudi Al-Ahly at the start of the 16th round of the Asian Champions competition, at 5:40 pm at Al-Janoub Stadium. Winning the most important matches between the two teams, as the winner qualifies to the quarter-finals to face the winner of the Uzbek match between Pakhtakor and Iranian Independence, next Wednesday.
The two teams met four previous times in the Asian champions. Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia won twice, while the two teams drew in two matches. Ironically, the historic achievement of Shabab Al-Ahly by qualifying for the 2015 finals saw the two teams face two times in the group stage, as the first leg in Dubai ended in a draw. With three goals for each team, while Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahly won in the second leg in Jeddah with two goals to one. Despite this, “Dubai Knights” continued his career and qualified for the final.
On the other hand, the last time Shabab Al-Ahly qualified for the round of 16 was in 2017, they were eliminated from the competition against Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, after the two teams tied in Jeddah with a goal for each, while Al-Raqi won in the second leg in Dubai with three goals against a goal.
Al-Ahly youth entered the match with high spirits, after strong performances in the group stage, by beating Iranian Shaher Khodro twice with the same result with no response, and a goalless draw with Pakhtakor, while the AFC regulations served him by excluding the defending champion, Al Hilal Saudi Arabia, and considering him withdrawn. From the tournament, due to the team’s failure to complete the legal number of players to compete in the matches, so “Dubai Knights” qualified for the final price by coming second in the second group, behind the leaders Pakhtakor.
The coaching staff, led by Spaniard Gerard Zaragoza, is betting on the strength of the defense line, and the goalkeeper Majid Nasser shines after Shabab Al-Ahly became the only team that did not concede any goals in the past four rounds of the continental championship, while Zaragoza hopes that Brazilian Carlos Eduardo will present his experience. For the team, in the face of Saudi Al-Ahly, especially since Eduardo played five seasons with Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, and had previously scored four goals against Al-Raqi.
The youth of Al-Ahly received a strong moral boost, especially with the completion of the team's list, with the return of Muhammad Marzouq and Youssef Jaber, after the end of their suspension, while the young striker, Ahmed Al-Attas, left the team’s mission and returned to Dubai, and underwent surgery in Dubai, as it will not be his absence Effectively, in light of the presence of a large number of players ready in the offensive line, the most prominent thing that gives "Dubai Knights" an advantage in its match against Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia is that the players get a six-day rest, after the team's match against Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia was canceled.
For his part, Saudi Al-Ahly plays the match in full ranks, after the technical staff was assured of the readiness of the team's top scorer, the Syrian Omar Al-Somah, as he emerged injured in the last match against Iranian independence.
The Serbian coach, Miloevic, is facing great pressure, despite the team's qualification for the round of 16, especially since Al-Ahly lost two consecutive matches against the Iraqi police, with two goals to one, and finally to Independence, while he won one match against the police with a goal without a response, as Miloevic is betting on the brilliance of the midfielder German Marco Marin in leading the attacks of "Al-Raqi", and the strength of Brazilian defender Lucas Lima in countering the attacks of Al-Ahly Youth, in addition to the great experience of the Syrian star Omar Al-Somah in the offensive line.
Dubai Knights regain the services of Youssef Jaber and Muhammad Marzouq ... and is betting on Eduardo’s experience in confronting Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia.
Shabab Al-Ahly is the only team that has not conceded any goal in the last 4 rounds of the group stage.
The two teams have met 4 times, Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia won twice and tied in the same.
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