In a difficult, strong and different confrontation from their first meeting last November, the dam will be a guest of the Emirati Al -Wasl in the first leg of the AFC Champions League, where the leader hopes to win and achieve an important step before the second leg in Doha next week, to continue the journey and qualify for the quarter -finals.
The return match starts at nine in the evening Doha time at the Zabeel Stadium in Dubai in the Emirates, which also witnessed the first round meeting and ended in a 1-1 draw, and the second leg will take place in Doha 10.
Al -Sadd qualified for the round of 16 after he fourth in the first round with 12 points, and Al -Wasl succeeded him in fifth place with 11 points.
Al -Sadd has the opportunity to return to Doha with a good victory, because its ranks are complete in all respects, and the team regained its level after a period in which he moved away from its well -known performance, whether at the continental or local level, and that the dam in the crucial matches is always in the promise, and therefore it will not be bad as it appeared in front of Al -Ahly and then in Khamkour in the last two games in the first round.
The leader also regained his offensive capabilities after victory over his strongest competitors 2-0 and 4-0, which was important to the team before resuming the Asian Championship journey that needs goals in the first place and to victory.
The leader’s stars regained their scoring capabilities, especially the Spanish scorer Mukica, who returned strongly to shake the net and scored 4 goals in two games, including a goal in Al -Duhail and Hatrick in Al -Gharafa, and there is no doubt that the return of Mujica from the injury and his return to scoring represents a great force that the leader needs to go before the second leg.
Besides Mukica, the thinker and the playmaker, Akram Afif, continued to shine, and it was one of the reasons for the great victory over the Gharafa, whether his first goal or its contribution and its manufacture for more than one goal as well.
The return of the event to the Sadawi attack is a good thing, and the dam suffered in the first link due to the waste of opportunities and returned in a draw, although it was the closest to victory, but the most important thing is that the event returned to restore the defense to his strength, and the nets in the previous two matches were not shaken, which is a very good matter and a special moral motivation and the link has distinguished offensive players, especially Moroccan Sofiane Bouvitini.
Al-Sadd, despite his endeavor, is required to be cautious in particular, and Al-Wasl lives a difficult surgeon by losing 1-2 in front of Khorfakkan, who is ninth in the league, which made Al-Wasl retreat to the sixth place, and it will certainly work by facing the dam on erasing the effects of this loss and reconciling his fans and thus will pressure strongly and attack since the first minute and thus the leader is required to be completely cautiously defensive in the first minutes and tackling strongly For the expected attack, and then a shift to the attack.
Felix Sanchez: We have ambition and possibility
Felix Sanchez, coach of Al -Sadd, described the face of the Emirati Al -Wasl, strongly and difficult, and Felix said: I am happy here again, we seek to present a strong match and achieve a positive result, we face twice with Al -Wasl this season and they had a great challenge. The leader’s coach continued: We are ready to face the going and possess ambition and possibility to achieve an achievement in this tournament. Regarding the confrontation of the Emirati Al -Wasl as a preference for the dam from facing the Saudi teams, Al -Sadd coach said: The Saudi teams showed a strong level in the tournament, but in the end we will face Al -Wasl, which is a distinguished team, and certainly the match against him will be very difficult.
Felix concluded his speech: We faced difficult matches in the Qatar League championship recently and we succeeded in achieving victory, but the confrontation will be different and will play on two occasions, and my great confidence in the players to provide the best.
The dam’s journey
Al-Sadd in the league stage fourth with 12 points from eight games, where he tied in the first round with Al Ain 1-1 in Al Ain, then won in the second round of independence 2-0 in Doha, and won in the third round against Persepolis 1-0 in Doha, drew in the fourth round with Al Wasl 1-1 in Dubai, drew in the fifth round with Al Hilal 1-1 in Doha, and won in the sixth round over Al-Nasr 2-1 in Riyadh, lost in The seventh round in front of Al-Ahly 1-3 in Doha, and lost in the eighth round against Bakhtakor 1-2 in Tashkent.
Mustafa Tariq: We are waiting for us a difficult confrontation
Mustafa Tariq, the player of Al -Sadawi, stressed the leader’s readiness to face Al -Wasl in the first leg of the AFC Champions League. Mustafa said: We are fighting a new page in the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League for the elite, awaiting a difficult and strong confrontation against the Emirati Al -Wasl, and we seek to achieve the most important in today’s match before facing the second leg in Doha.
Al Wasl journey
Al-Wasl won fifth place with 11 points from eight games, after he won in the first round against Bakhtakor 1-0 in Tashkent, and lost in the second round against Al-Ahly 0-2 in Dubai, then he won in the third round over Al-Gharafa 2-1 in Al-Khor, drew in the fourth round with Al-Sad 1-1 in Dubai, and won in the fifth round the police 3-1 in Karbala, and drew in the sixth round with Al-Rayyan 1-1 in Dubai, lost in the round The seventh in front of Al-Nasr 0-4 in Riyadh, and lost in the eighth round against Al-Hilal 0-2 in Dubai.