To keep his chance of qualifying as the best seconds in the Asian Champions

Al Jazeera demands the “impossible” in front of the Air Force

Al-Jazira has a great chance of reaching the round of 16 if they win today.

À from the source

Al-Jazira team is looking for a course correction in the group stage of the AFC Champions League, when it collides with the Iraqi Air Force team at 21:15 pm today, UAE time, in the fifth round of the second group, at King Fahd International Stadium in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in a meeting that will serve as The last opportunity for "Pride of Abu Dhabi", to enhance its chances of competing to qualify for the round of 16. There is no alternative in front of Al Jazira but to win, which enhances its chances of qualifying, even by the best seconds, raising its score to seven points in second place directly, and entering the core of the competition On the rise, while the loss will be an official farewell.

The Saudi youth leads with 10 points, and is close to finalizing the direct qualification as the first group, while Al-Jazira occupies second place with four points, and Mumbai City of India and the Iraqi Air Force, respectively, with the same points, but with a difference in goals, which makes the competition door wide open.

The first-placed in all five groups, along with the three best second-placed clubs, qualify for the Round of 16.

The team's performance improved in the last round against Mumbai City, despite its goalless draw, and the players appeared in good physical fitness, and were the best throughout the meeting, but the team did not take advantage of the opportunities that were available to it during the two halves of the confrontation.

The team is missing the efforts of the duo Muhammad Al-Attas and the Serbian Milos Kosanovic, but the Dutch coach Marcel Kays found the right alternative, especially in the defense line, as Nawaf Daoui, who participated in the alternative for Al-Attas, starred, which makes him the appropriate choice for the start of today's confrontation as well.

• The first place in all five groups qualifies for the Round of 16, along with the three best second-placed clubs.

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