AFC Champions League Elite: Al Sadd face tough task against Al Ain today

Al Ain: UAE’s Al Ain FC will open their AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 campaign against Qatar’s Al Sadd SC today.

Winners of the inaugural edition of the AFC Champions League in 2003, Al Ain brought the curtains down on the prestigious tournament by lifting the trophy again in its final season and will leave no stone unturned in their bid to be the first victors of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Al Sadd, however, will go into the tie having lost 3-1 to Umm Salal on Friday in the Qatar Stars League, their second defeat in four matches.

The reigning Qatar champions have also not won their last five opening matches on the continental stage, with four of them ending in draws.

In other match, Al Gharafa will take on Iran’s Esteghlal.
(AFC)