José Ribeiro, the coach of Al Ahly, spoke about the important match tomorrow, Thursday, for his team against Brazilian Palmeiras in the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Ribeiro said in the pre-match press conference: "We have to do our utmost to achieve a good result against Palmeiras, and I believe they are one of the best teams in the tournament in terms of stability and current situation."

He added: "Palmeiras is a team that excels in dealing with difficult situations, as they have played together for a long time, they adapt very quickly, and we saw that against Porto, a match characterized by a lot of tactics. We see a lot of determination in this team; they have a very fierce defense, and they are capable of applying a lot of pressure, and they have a lot of courage."

He spoke about Zizou and the penalty for Trezeguet, saying: "Zizou is a good player and participated in the first match with Al Ahly, as for the issue of punishing Trezeguet for the penalty, it is something I do not want to discuss; we are a collective team, and I do not want to speak individually."

Regarding the marking of Estevao, the star of Palmeiras, Ribeiro said: "We saw that with Inter Miami, there are players who force you to play individually and avoid situations where they might turn their backs on you, and perhaps you can play more from the back. When you play defensively, the idea is to make your opponent play worse than usual, and that is what we did with Messi. It is about preventing their opportunities, stopping them from receiving passes, making them feel uncomfortable, trapped, and performing poorly."