Tonight at 8:00 PM local time, Dubai's 'Shabab Al-Ahli' will host Qatari's 'Al-Duhail' in the fourth round of the AFC Champions League. In another match of the round, 'Al-Wahda' will play a tough away match against Uzbekistan's 'Nasaf' at 18:45 on the Central Stadium in the city of Qarshi.
'Al-Ahli' enters the match with high morale after a big win over 'Al-Sharjah' in the local league. The team aims to continue its positive results in the Asian competition and its Portuguese coach, Paulo Sousa, hopes to achieve a positive result that will strengthen the team's position in the race to qualify for the next round, especially as 'Al-Ahli' has shown an improving performance in the last three rounds, collecting seven points from two wins and a draw, placing them third behind Saudi 'Al-Ahli' on goal difference and compatriot 'Al-Hilal' (the leader) with nine points.
On the other hand, Qatari 'Al-Duhail' is searching for its first win in the tournament after a difficult start in which it failed to achieve any victory, which gives the match a strong and open character between the two teams.
'Al-Wahda' aims to achieve its third win and take an important step towards qualifying for the Round of 16, continuing its impressive performances in the continental competition. The team enters the match in fourth place with seven points, after a strong run in the first three rounds. It started its journey with a precious win over Saudi 'Al-Ittihad' (2-1) at Al Nahyan Stadium, then returned from Iran with a valuable point after a goalless draw with Tractor Sazi Tabriz, before achieving a remarkable win over Qatari 'Al-Duhail' (3-1) in Abu Dhabi.
The team is in high spirits after its thrilling win over 'Al-Nasr' (3-2) in the local league, as 'Al-Wahda' continued its strong performances this season without suffering any loss so far, under the leadership of its Portuguese coach José Mourinho.
On the other hand, Uzbek 'Nasaf' is going through a difficult period after losing its first three matches in the competition: to 'Al-Ahli' (4-2) in Jeddah, then to Saudi 'Al-Hilal' (3-2) at home in Uzbekistan, and finally to 'Shabab Al-Ahli' in Dubai (4-1), sitting at the bottom of the standings with no points.
