Emirates News Agency – AFC Champions League

ABU DHABI, 1st October / WAM / Sharjah will be looking to achieve their first win in the AFC Champions League tomorrow, Monday, when they host Jordan’s Al-Faisali in the second group of the competition at the Sharjah Stadium.
Uzbekistan’s Nassaf leads the group with 3 points, followed by Sharjah (one point) after a goalless draw with Qatar’s Al-Saad in the first round, while Jordan’s Al-Faisali finished fourth without points.
Sharjah will be looking to make up for their first-round draw and appease their fans after a 2-3 loss to Al Ain in the ADNOC Professional League.
The match will witness the return of Mali Moussa Marega to the Sharjah squad as he was not fit for the Al Sadd tournament.
Al Ain will be looking to back up their perfect start to the AFC Champions League and break their partnership at the top of the competition’s first group with the Turkmen club, who each have 3 points. The day after tomorrow, Tuesday, at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, the groups will face off in the second round of the tournament.
Al Ain beat Uzbekistan’s Bakhtakor 3-0 earlier in the tournament, and Ahal beat Saudi Arabia’s Al-Fayha 1-0, and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Fayha are third in the group, while Bakhtakor are fourth of Uzbekistan, and they are tied on points each. are without.
Al Ain enters the competition with a 7-match winning streak in all competitions (4 in the UAE League), (2 in the Professional League Cup), and (1 in the Champions League). , it scored 24 goals, 5 goals.
Dutchman Alfred Schroeder confirmed that a win against a big team like Sharjah would motivate Al Ain in its next match in the AFC Champions League, and Al Ain’s coach called on the team’s fans to be strong at the stadium to support it against Al Ain. Ahl.