"Dubai Knights" seeks a perfect start before Dushanbe's independence

3 temptations that motivate Al-Ahly youth to challenge absences in the launch of the "Asian Journey"

Shabab Al-Ahly left from the round of 16 in the last edition.

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Shabab Al-Ahly begins their career in the group stage of the AFC Champions League with a mysterious confrontation against the independence of Tajik Dushanbe, at 11 pm today, at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, in the first round of Group A matches that will witness another confrontation between Al Hilal Saudi Arabia and the Uzbek Ajmak.

The biggest obstacle facing the Dubai Knights will be influential absences, the most prominent of which is the announcement by the technical staff to exclude the two stars, Omar Abdel Rahman and Ahmed Khalil, due to their lack of readiness, while he did not travel with the mission to Riyadh, the Argentine Kartabiya, due to injury. After he got a red card in the last match he played in the last edition with his former team Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan, against Iranian Pirozzi in the quarter-finals.

Al-Ahly youth are betting on three temptations that motivate them to challenge absences in front of the team nicknamed "Al-Aswad", the most prominent of which is obtaining a great moral boost at the beginning of his career in the competition before a heavy-duty confrontation in front of Al-Hilal in the second round, while the second temptation is the lack of experience of Dushanbe, who participates for the time. The first in its history in the group stage of the AFC Champions League competition.

This is the third participation for the Tajik team, as it emerged from the second round of the 2019 edition in front of Uzbek Ajmak, and lost in the same round in the last version against Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, while Dushanbe participated six times in the AFC Cup, and his most notable achievements were qualifying for the final twice in 2015 and 2017, but he Resolved second both times, after losing to Malaysia's Johor Darol and the Iraqi Air Force.

On the other hand, the third thing that tempts Al-Ahly youth is that Dushanbe played one official match in the last six months, when he fought the Super Cup against Ravshan last week, while the Lions did not play any match in the current version of the local league, and his matches in the two rounds were postponed. The first and second of the competition.

"Dubai Knights" hopes to continue its wonderful results in the second half of the season under the leadership of coach Mahdi Ali, as Shabab Al-Ahly did not lose in 21 consecutive matches, and also advanced from ninth to third place in the league, and achieved two titles, the Super Gulf Cup at the expense of Sharjah. Finally, this week, he won the Arabian Gulf Cup by defeating Al-Nasr on penalties.

The 3 catalysts for Al-Ahly youth

1- Team morale increases after the two cup titles.

2- The Tajik team’s lack of experience in the AFC Champions League.

3- Dushanbe has played one official match in the last six months.

Kartabiya will miss the injury ... and Masharipov due to suspension.

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