The two teams met at the international level only in the Arab Championship, and the two Saudi champions have never met in this competition, which began in 1985 with its old name “Asia Club Champions League”, or even under its current name “AFC Champions League”, in any of the roles The competition, after the “global” victory over the Emirati unit “His Excellency” with a heavy score of 5-1, and the victory of the “leader” against Iran’s Persepolis with three goals without a response last Saturday, in the two quarter-final matches of West Asia.
Meet the winner of victory Al-Hilal with the winner of the South Korean Pohang and the “title holder”, his compatriot Ulsan Hyundai, in the final match of the current edition of the AFC Champions League, on November 23 in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
For his part, Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim, the Saudi coach of Al Hilal, stressed the difficulty of the Al-Nasr match, which will be held tomorrow, Tuesday at 8:00 pm Cairo time, in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League.
Jardim said in the match press conference: “The Riyadh derby this time is very difficult because the goal is to reach the Asian final, and this must be translated on the field.”
He continued, “We will play against a team with high morale, so it will be a balanced match, and the preference will be given to those who provide a higher level on the field.”
On the exploitation of the experience of the “leader” in the Asian battle, Jardim said: “This may be in our favor, but the two teams have the same goals to reach the final.”
On his part, Al-Nasr coach Pedro Manuel confirmed in the press conference for the meeting: “The derby match is a pride for Saudi football because there are two teams competing in the semi-finals, and the level of the two teams is very close.” Our opponent is very strong, and we aspire to reach our goal, which is to the final and achieve the title, with the support of our fans.”
The victory coach indicated: “The match needs a strategy and a special plan, and we will play the match in a good way, and we will fight to the end, and tomorrow will be a surprise as the result of the match.”
It is noteworthy that the Saudi victory qualified for the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League by defeating the Emirati Al Wahda 5-1, last Saturday evening, in the match that was held at the “Mrsool Park” stadium in Riyadh, in the quarter-finals of the Asian Championship.
The Saudi Al Hilal team, led by its Portuguese coach, Leonardo Jardim, qualified at the expense of the Iranian team Persepolis, after winning three goals without a response, in the match that was held last Saturday evening at the “Marsool Park” stadium, in the second quarter-final match of the AFC Champions League.
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