Al-Ahly Saudi team advanced over its guest, Persepolis of Iran, with a score of 1-0, in the match that brought them together this evening, Monday, at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, at the start of its journey in the AFC Champions League for the elite for the current season 2024-2025.
Ivorian star Franck Kessie scored the first goal for Al-Raqi in the second minute of the first half.
The referee cancelled the penalty kick awarded to Persepolis after referring to the VAR technology.
Al-Ahly will participate directly in the league stage of the AFC Champions League for the elite after finishing third in the Saudi Professional League during the past season, and it aspires to achieve a new continental achievement for Saudi football.
Al-Ahly Saudi Arabia’s lineup against Persepolis is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy.
Defense: Ali Majrashi, Roger Ebanez, Merih Demiral, Abdullah Al-Ammar.
Midfield: Franck Kessie, Ziad Al-Jahni, Riyad Mahrez.
Attack: Firmino, Firas Al-Brikan, Ivan Toney.
Al-Ahly, the home team, seeks to achieve victory and snatch the first three points in order to maintain its chances of advancing to the knockout stages of the Western stage, which includes 12 teams.
Al-Ahly Saudi coach Matthias Jaissle is counting on a constellation of stars, most notably English international striker Ivan Toney, who officially joined the club from Brentford for 4 seasons until 2028, to make a difference and return the team to the podium, as well as Brazilian Robert Firmino and Algerian Riyad Mahrez.
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