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Al Sadd Gear up for Persepolis, Xavi Says Team Eager and Excited to Make Quarters Tribune News Network Doha Lewis Hamilton takes pole at Sochi after ‘horrible’ qualifying PAGE 14 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 Al Sadd gear up for Persepolis, Xavi says team eager and excited to make quarters TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TWO-TIME semi-finalists Al Sadd are excited and eager to take on Iran’s Persepolis FC in the Round of 16 clash of the 2020 AFC Champions League at the Education City Stadium on Sunday. “We are very excited, we want to win and reach the quarter-finals.W e will play against Persepolis, which is the best Iranian team, and it will be a difficult game, like a final, for us,” said Al Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez. The former Barcelona player and legend added: “It will be an excellent game and a great opportunity to qualify for the quarter-finals.W e re- spect Persepolis and we will not forget that they knocked us out in the 2018 semi-finals.” “We must play with bal- ance and great passion in or- der to get the win. We hope to achieve this by giving our best on the pitch. Our priority in the match against Sepahan was to rest some players after qualifying, but for Persepolis, Al Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez (centre) and full-back Musaab Khidir during the press conference on Saturday ahead of their AFC Champions League Round of 16 clash with Iran’s Persepolis. they needed to qualify.” He added: “We will face a strong and difficult team.W e will play for possession and control of the match, and this is a key point for us. We have an advantage with the rest that the players got, but we must be fully prepared.” Calling for passion from his players, Xavi said, “I’ve told the players that the most spirited matches that I have faced in my career are always against Iranian teams, includ- ing Persepolis, who play with great enthusiasm. So we need to play with a lot of passion, like it’s a final and always be focused throughout the match, Persepolis’ 4-0 win over Sharjah to make the pre-quarter-final was the first time they scored four in a even if we reach the penalty game since defeating Al Wahda 4-2 in the 2017 group stage. shootout. Otherwise, we will struggle to achieve what we said Persepolis captain Seyed Persepolis took home a on Matchday Six, they finished are looking for, which is going Jalal Hosseini. valuable 1-0 win from Jassim second in Group C behind Al to the quarter-finals.” “All teams in the AFC bin Hamad Stadium courtesy Nassr with nine points. The Al Sadd will be playing at Champions League are strong of a late Ali Alipour penalty, Qatari side boast the strongest full strength: “All the players and we know Al Sadd have and they were able to hold to attack in the competition with of the team are fully prepared some really good players espe- a 1-1 draw at Azadi Stadium 14 goals to their name so far. and there are no absentees,” Al Sadd will be playing at full strength and with the advantage of having received adequate rest, said Xavi. cially in attack, but we have in- three weeks later as Siamak Qatar’s most successful noted Xavi. telligent analysts who will do Nemati cancelled out Baghdad side in the AFC Champions As for playing at Education play. Everything is excellent; sixth time in their history, their day Six to confirm passage well to analyse the opponents Bounedjah’s goal for Al Sadd, League, Al Sadd have ap- City Stadium after playing the the conditions are perfect and most recent effort taking them from Group C, and they de- and the coaching staff will sending Persepolis into their peared in the competition on previous four games at Jas- the weather is very good and it all the way to the final of the livered in style after beating help us prepare well. It will be first-ever final. 13 occasions, reaching the sim bin Hamad Stadium, the is time to give our best to qual- 2018 edition, which they lost UAE Pro League side Shar- a tough game for both sides.” Al Sadd cruised to the knockout stage six times prior coach said: “Education City ify for the next round.” to Kashima Antlers of Japan. jah 4-0. “We face a difficult The two sides last locked 2020 AFC Champions League to 2020, winning the title in Stadium is a big stadium, but Persepolis have made it This time around, Perse- encounter against a strong horns in the 2018 AFC Cham- Round of 16 with a game to 2011 and reaching the semi- it does not change the way we to the knockout stage for the polis needed a win on Match- and organised Al Sadd team,” pions League semi-finals. spare, and after losing to Al Ain finals in 2018 and 2019. Familiar foes Al Nassr, Al Taawoun ready to battle again AFC after a group stage exit in the DOHA Today’s Matches 2017 edition. (At Education City “We have to be ready for AL Nassr and Al Taawoun lock all possibilities; We will pre- horns in an all-Saudi clash in Stadium) pare the players physically to the fourth 2020 AFC Champi- 4.40pm: Al Sadd (QAT) play 120 minutes and we will ons League Round of 16 match also practice penalties,” said at the Education City Stadium vs Persepolis (IRN) Al Taawoun head coach Pa- on Sunday. 8.45pm: Al Nassr (KSA) trice Carteron, who faces the Al Nassr reached the team he coached for a brief Round of 16 after topping vs Al Taawoun (KSA) spell in 2017. Group D with 11 points. Mo- “I cannot say I know a roccan striker Abderazzak lot about Al Nassr, plenty of Hamdallah contributed five winning the match.” things have changed since I goals to their campaign pro- On the other hand, Al coached them. But we know gress, scoring in each of their Taawoun needed a dramatic they are a huge team and first four games before being late goal from Australian in my opinion they are rested with qualification all striker Mitchell Duke against favourites for the title after but secured. Al Duhail on Matchday Six Al Hilal’s exit.” The Riyadh based side to secure qualification from The two sides have never have reached the knockout Group C as the second placed met in continental competi- stage three times, this being side behind Persepolis FC, tion before, but the past 10 the second time in a row. The having had their chances sig- domestic matches heavily fa- first time they reached the nificantly dented in the pre- vour Al Nassr who have won knockout stage was in 2011, ceding match when they got seven; including a 4-1 win when they lost 4-1 on aggre- beaten 6-0 by Sharjah. just over a month ago in the gate to Iran’s Zobahan in the Al Nassr and Al Taawoun will engage in an all-Saudi clash in the 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16 match in Doha on Sunday. This will be the Buraidah Saudi Pro League which saw Round of 16, while in 2019 based side’s first ever knock- Hamdallah bag a hat-trick, they went on to reach the very well and they know us small decisions can make the game, you cannot attack all chances to progress to the next out stage appearance in the while Al Taawoun have won quarter-finalsbefore exiting at too, the winners will be the difference,” said Al Nassr head the time or defend all the time. round. I don’t think there will AFC Champions League, in the other three matches, the the hands of Al Sadd. team that show more intel- coach Rui Vitoria. Both teams will have a chance be more pressure on us. We what is only their second par- most recent of which was in “We know Al Taawoun ligence on the pitch, because “In a one-legged knockout and will want to take their just need to stay focused on ticipation in the competition February 2019. Sports Sunday, September 27, 2020 13 Immobile on Al Ahli SFC edge Shabab Al Ahli on target as Lazio, Atalanta win Serie A penalties to seal last eight berth openers AFC AFP DOHA MILAN AL Ahli Saudi FC advanced CIRO Immobile picked up to the 2020 AFC Champi- where he left off as Lazio got ons League quarter-finals their season off the mark with after beating Shabab Al Ahli a 2-0 win at Cagliari on Sat- Dubai FC 4-3 on penalties urday while Atalanta kicked after the 120 minutes of their off their campaign with a 4-2 Round of 16 clash ended in comeback against Torino. a 1-1 draw at Al Janoub Sta- Italy forward Immobile dium on Saturday. -- top Serie A scorer last sea- The two sides had met at son with 36 goals -- grabbed the same round in 2017 when Lazio’s second goal in the last Al Ahli emerged 4-2 winners quarter of an hour in Sardinia. on aggregate to reach the Lazio return to Champions quarter-finals, before exiting League football this season af- at the hands of Persepolis FC. ter finishing fourth in Serie A Al Ahli came racing out just behind Atalanta. of the blocks and within five Both Lazio and Atalanta’s minutes they thought they had scheduled season opener last already taken the lead.
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