The Al Ain team will only be required to win when it visits Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia at Al Awal Park Stadium, at ten o’clock today, UAE time, in the fourth round of the AFC Elite Football Champions League, in a match in which it will search for the three points in order to enhance its chances in the tournament. Qualifying for the second round of the competition.
Al Ain occupies the penultimate place in the Al Gharb Group standings with one point, while its competitor occupies fourth place with seven points.
“Al-Zaeem” is not going through his best condition at the present time, after the loss he suffered to Al-Ahly of Egypt in the “Intercontinental” Confederations Cup competition caused a state of dissatisfaction among the fans, which negatively affected the morale of the players, and today’s victory may be a return of spirit to the team, especially He is still competitive.
The team had returned from Cairo amid complete calm and a complete media blackout, to absorb the public reaction to the team’s exit from the first competitions in which it participated, especially since the loss by three was a continuation of the series of negative results that the team achieved last October, led by the loss to Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Al-Gharafa. Qatari in the Asian Championship, and the defeat against Al-Wahda in the “Abu Dhabi Classico”, in addition to a draw at home against Dibba Al-Hisn.
Pressure is increasing in particular on Argentine coach Hernan Crespo, who has become the subject of criticism, which may make today’s meeting a last chance for him. Victory over an opponent the size of Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia, led by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, will be a great opportunity for the coach to calm the angry fans.
The team’s players will have to regain their memories of facing the Saudi team, which they had succeeded in overthrowing in the previous edition of the competition, in the wonderful journey that they concluded by achieving the continental title for the second time in their history.
On the other hand, Al-Nasr, led by star Cristiano Ronaldo, wants to take advantage of the suffering Al-Ain is currently experiencing due to the results, by achieving a victory that will enhance their chances of qualifying for the next round and pay back the debt to “Al-Zaeem” who had knocked them out of the tournament last season.
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