The Saudi Football Federation team is preparing for an exciting confrontation as it meets the Emirati team Al Sharjah for the first time in its history. The match, which will be held on Tuesday at Al-Enmaa Stadium in Jeddah, comes within the fourth round of the Al-Gharb group of the AFC Champions League. This confrontation represents a new challenge for the two teams in the Asian elite competition, as Al-Ittihad seeks to strengthen its position in the group.
Al-Ittihad has good experience in facing Emirati teams, as it played 20 matches in the AFC Champions League, during which it achieved six victories and a draw in eight, while losing in six matches. This season it is looking forward to achieving better results after stumbling in the first and second rounds against Al-Wahda and Shabab Al-Ahly, so this match is considered an opportunity to restore the victorious spirit.
Al-Ittihad recovered by achieving a major victory 4-1 over Al-Shorta of Iraq in the third round, which strengthens its morale before this important confrontation, while Al-Sharjah is also seeking to recover after suffering a harsh 0-5 loss from Tractor of Iran. Despite this, it achieved an exciting victory over Al-Gharafa of Qatar and a draw with Al-Sadd, which ensures the strength of the competition.
Each of the two teams has the right to play eight matches during the group stage, and eight clubs from the West and the same from the East group qualify for the round of 16, so every point is very important in their quest to compete for the title.
