Al-Ittihad Gathers Its Strongest Force Ahead of the Asian Showdown with Al-Duhail
Al-Ittihad's management has called upon their full roster of foreign players in preparation for the highly anticipated match against Al-Duhail in the fifth round of the AFC Champions League Elite.
Journalistic sources confirmed that Portuguese coach Sérgio Conceição decided to include all the professional players who accompanied the delegation to Doha on Sunday evening, according to the newspaper "Al-Riyadiyah."
The list included Serbian goalkeeper Predrag Rajković, Portuguese Danilo Pereira, Serbian Jan Carlo Simic, as well as Albanian Mario Mitaj and Portuguese Roger Fernandes.
The list also included Algerian Houssem Aouar, French N'Golo Kanté, Brazilian Fabinho, Malian Mahamadou Doumbia, as well as French Moussa Diaby and Dutch Steven Bergwijn.
French striker Karim Benzema was among the selected players, indicating the coaching staff's desire to make use of all available options during the important match.
The match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Duhail will be held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Monday at 7:00 PM Mecca and Qatar time, 6:00 PM Cairo time, and 8:00 PM Dubai time.
Al-Ittihad occupies sixth place in their group with 6 points, while Al-Duhail is seventh with 4 points, making the match crucial for both teams in the race to qualify.
Journalistic sources confirmed that Portuguese coach Sérgio Conceição decided to include all the professional players who accompanied the delegation to Doha on Sunday evening, according to the newspaper "Al-Riyadiyah."
The list included Serbian goalkeeper Predrag Rajković, Portuguese Danilo Pereira, Serbian Jan Carlo Simic, as well as Albanian Mario Mitaj and Portuguese Roger Fernandes.
The list also included Algerian Houssem Aouar, French N'Golo Kanté, Brazilian Fabinho, Malian Mahamadou Doumbia, as well as French Moussa Diaby and Dutch Steven Bergwijn.
French striker Karim Benzema was among the selected players, indicating the coaching staff's desire to make use of all available options during the important match.
The match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Duhail will be held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Monday at 7:00 PM Mecca and Qatar time, 6:00 PM Cairo time, and 8:00 PM Dubai time.
Al-Ittihad occupies sixth place in their group with 6 points, while Al-Duhail is seventh with 4 points, making the match crucial for both teams in the race to qualify.