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Al Sadd To Take On Al Wasl In Return Leg Today
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) After two draws already this season between them, Al Sadd and Al Wasl know there has to be a winner when they square off in the return leg of their AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 Round of 16 match-up today.
Qatar champions Al Sadd are experiencing a blip on the continental stage after easily securing a round of 16 spot, having drawn two and lost one of their last three matches.
“This is our fourth match against Al Wasl and all those matches were difficult. They are good team but we are ready for the match. We expect it to be a strong and good match,” Al Sadd coach Felix Sanchez said yesterday.
Seeking to reach the quarter-finals for the sixth time in their history, Al Sadd will head into the tie on a high after defeating Al Shahania 5-0 on Friday to keep the pressure on Al Duhail SC in the race for the Qatar Stars League title.
The 2011 AFC Champions League winners will be confident of scoring at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, having netted in 11 consecutive matches on the continent and having not lost their last nine home matches against sides from the UAE.
Al Wasl, on the other hand, need to tighten up at the back with the UAE champions having not been able to keep a clean sheet in their last eight AFC Champions League Elite matches, conceding 13 goals.
They have, however, multiple sources for goals with nine different players having found the back of the net although Fabio Lima is the only one to have scored twice this season.
Al Nassr Club vs Esteghlal
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be back powering Al Nassr when they host Esteghlal in the return leg tie today in Riyadh. The match at Riyadh's King Saud University Stadium promises to be a thriller, with last week's first leg having ended in a goalless stalemate.
An injury kept Ronaldo out of the first leg - which saw the Riyadh-based club squander six clear chances - but the Portuguese star scored in Al Nassr's 2-2 draw with Al Shabab in a Saudi Pro League tie on Friday. The goal took Ronaldo's domestic tally to 18 and the Al Nassr skipper has also been in fine form on the continental stage, having already found the back of the net six times.
He has yet to, however, score against a side from the Islamic Republic of Iran but Al Nassr - aiming to make the last eight stage for the fifth time - will head into the tie with confidence, having not lost to teams from the Central Asia nation in their last 12 meetings.
Esteghlal, however, will take on Al Nassr on the back of a five-match unbeaten run in the AFC Champions League Elite.
A resolute defensive performance helped the Iranian side keep Al Nassr at bay last week but they will need to adopt a more attacking outlook if they are to reach the quarter-finals for the third time in their history. They will also draw confidence from the form of Hossein Hosseini, whose 39 saves has him top of the goalkeepers' chart.
Qatar champions Al Sadd are experiencing a blip on the continental stage after easily securing a round of 16 spot, having drawn two and lost one of their last three matches.
“This is our fourth match against Al Wasl and all those matches were difficult. They are good team but we are ready for the match. We expect it to be a strong and good match,” Al Sadd coach Felix Sanchez said yesterday.
Seeking to reach the quarter-finals for the sixth time in their history, Al Sadd will head into the tie on a high after defeating Al Shahania 5-0 on Friday to keep the pressure on Al Duhail SC in the race for the Qatar Stars League title.
The 2011 AFC Champions League winners will be confident of scoring at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, having netted in 11 consecutive matches on the continent and having not lost their last nine home matches against sides from the UAE.
Al Wasl, on the other hand, need to tighten up at the back with the UAE champions having not been able to keep a clean sheet in their last eight AFC Champions League Elite matches, conceding 13 goals.
They have, however, multiple sources for goals with nine different players having found the back of the net although Fabio Lima is the only one to have scored twice this season.
Al Nassr Club vs Esteghlal
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be back powering Al Nassr when they host Esteghlal in the return leg tie today in Riyadh. The match at Riyadh's King Saud University Stadium promises to be a thriller, with last week's first leg having ended in a goalless stalemate.
An injury kept Ronaldo out of the first leg - which saw the Riyadh-based club squander six clear chances - but the Portuguese star scored in Al Nassr's 2-2 draw with Al Shabab in a Saudi Pro League tie on Friday. The goal took Ronaldo's domestic tally to 18 and the Al Nassr skipper has also been in fine form on the continental stage, having already found the back of the net six times.
He has yet to, however, score against a side from the Islamic Republic of Iran but Al Nassr - aiming to make the last eight stage for the fifth time - will head into the tie with confidence, having not lost to teams from the Central Asia nation in their last 12 meetings.
Esteghlal, however, will take on Al Nassr on the back of a five-match unbeaten run in the AFC Champions League Elite.
A resolute defensive performance helped the Iranian side keep Al Nassr at bay last week but they will need to adopt a more attacking outlook if they are to reach the quarter-finals for the third time in their history. They will also draw confidence from the form of Hossein Hosseini, whose 39 saves has him top of the goalkeepers' chart.
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