The football team "Al-Ain" commemorates the victory in major matches, which helped it avoid being a super heavyweight. The latest of such victories was winning the championship title in the Asian Champions League last season. Today at 21:00 OAE time, the team plays away against the Alexandria "Al-Ahli" at the Cairo International Stadium. The match is the second round of the Confederation Cup. Al-Ain's coach, Argentine Hernan Crespo, explained why his team shows strength in major matches and reduces performance levels in games against other clubs. In an interview after the match with the team Dibba-El-Hisn, which occupies the last place in the championship, he noted: "When my team plays at a high level, it improves its game, and that was our problem against Dibba-El-Hisn". Regarding the composition of the team for today's match, it is expected that "Znamya" will come onto the field in the same lineup, as in the match against "Al-Hilyal" in the third round of the Asian Champions League. Many injured players will take time off to be ready for today's match. On the other hand, "Al-Ahli" will meet "Znamya" in a different setup after winning the Egyptian Super Cup, which took place in Abu-Dhabi last week, in a tense penalty shootout against their opponent - "Zamalek". Player of "Al-Ain" Eric Jorginets stated that the match with "Al-Ahli" will be a continuation of successful confrontations with "Al-Nasr" and "Al-Hilyal" in the upcoming season of the Asian Champions League. Creating an attractive atmosphere, the supporters of Al-Ahli will provide strong support for their team, which, as he pointed out, will be a stimulus for his team, just as it was in Saudi Arabia. The meeting between "Znamenem" and "Al-Ahli" will also become a matchup between the captain of "Znameny" Bander al-Ahbabi and the player of "Al-Ahli" Hussein El-Shahat. Friends connect old ties, starting after the transition to the "Znameny" lineup in 2018 from "Masra" of Egyptian, and even continuing after the last transition of El-Shahat to "Al-Ahli" in 2019.
