dailyloe.com – Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia will host Al-Sadd of Qatar in the AFC Champions League round of sixteen. The match will be played at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium on Monday. The winner will advance to face Japanese side Vissel Kobe in the quarter-finals. The later rounds of the competition will be hosted in Jeddah.
Al-Sadd manager Roberto Mancini has selected a 24-man squad for the match. The squad includes ten foreign signings and fourteen Qatari international players. The foreign contingent features Brazilian left-back Paulo Otávio and right winger Giovanni Henrique. Playmaker Claudinho and forward Roberto Firmino are also included.
The squad also lists Moroccan centre-back Romain Saïss and Uruguayan midfielder Agustín Soria. Spanish striker Rafa Mochica and French right-back Younes El Hannash are part of the group. Dutch winger Javiero Delroson and Malian midfielder Mohamed Kamara complete the foreign signings. The Qatari internationals include Akram Afif, who is the 2019 and 2023 Asian Player of the Year.
Captain Hassan Al-Haydos and right-back Pedro Miguel are also among the Qatari players. The full squad includes goalkeepers Saad Al-Dosari, Meshaal Barsham, and Youssef Al-Balushi. Defenders Karim Mohammed, Ahmed Suhail, and Tariq Salman are also named. Midfielder Hashim Ali completes the matchday selection for the crucial fixture.[]
Source: Goal.com
