Today at 18:00 Shardja will host the Iranian club Sepahan in the third round match of Group S of the AFC Champions League. "Korol" hopes to return to the winning road in Asia after a draw of 2-2 at home against the Samarkand club Al-Vakhdat in the last tournament, missing the chance to lead in the group.
The situation in the group became more complicated after Sepahan's victory over Ishtiklol with a score of 4-0, which increased its chances of success in the tournament. Shardja must defeat the Iranian club today to raise its points to seven and eliminate one of the competitors' chances for group championship in the second round of the tournament.
"Korol" showed good results in the domestic championship, reaching the quarter-finals of the President's Cup with a victory over Nasrom 2-0 and leading in the overall ranking of the Al-Ittihad League with a full ball, sharing this position with Shabab Al-Ahli, with whom they will play in the sixth round. Shardja mitigated the fans' concerns after the departure of several players, both foreign and local, without any restrictions on replacements, especially in the attacking line, where the Spanish striker Alkhira Kosmin receives attention from the reserve squad.
