Today, Tuesday, Al Ain will host Al Hilal Saudi Arabia in a Gulf summit with a continental flavor at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals.
The two leaders know each other well, as they have previously met in the continental championship 14 times, and exchanged wins 6 times each against two draws.
Al Ain is looking forward to benefiting from its good series this season with Saudi teams, after previously defeating Al Fayhaa twice in the group stage, then qualifying at the expense of Al Nassr in the quarter-finals.
Al Ain is not experiencing its best technical condition in the recent period, as it did not know the taste of victory in the last 4 matches in all competitions (two defeats and two draws), while Al Hilal continued its longest series of victories in the history of football by reaching the 34th victory in a row, and recently scored in Abu Dhabi won the Saudi Super Cup.
It is expected that Al Ain will return its Moroccan top scorer, Sofiane Rahimi, after his recovery from injury, to form an attacking duo with Laba, while Al Hilal will miss its top scorer, Serbian Mitrovic and Nasser Al Dosari.
Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Chairman of the Steering Committee for Al Ain Football Club Company Affairs, held a closed meeting with the players of the first team and the technical and administrative staff of Al Ain, before the match.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee stressed the importance of focusing, based on a sense of responsibility before the “brotherly” Saudi Crescent, and turning the page on the team’s returns and results, because the team is heading towards the most important thing at the current stage.
The Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Al Ain Football Club Company Affairs Department called on all team members to return their appreciation to the Emirati football fans and Al Ain fans who have remained supportive and supportive of the team’s ambitions in the Asian Championship, especially since Al Ain has confirmed its worth in obtaining everyone’s trust during its continental career in the language of numbers since the start of the season. Current football.