African Champions League
Casablanca (Morocco) – Al-Ahly will be under pressure in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final tomorrow Sunday, Moroccan Wydad coach Sven Vandenbrouck said, insisting his team will arm itself with the support of fans eager to retain the title. .
Wydad will host the return leg in Casablanca after losing the first leg 2-1 in Cairo last week and will be looking forward to defending the continental title they won last season at the expense of the Egyptian side.
Belgian Vandenbrouck told reporters today on Saturday, “Al-Ahly is under pressure because it wants to maintain its progress, and to lose is to lose what it has achieved. We are not under pressure because we are not afraid of losing anything.”
He added, “We came back from Egypt 2-1, which gives us many chances because the goal we scored away from home was very important.”
The Wyatt coach is well aware that his team has no choice but to win, but he believes he has the best chance of achieving this goal in light of playing in front of his huge number of passionate fans.
The realities of tomorrow’s match will be different in light of the match at our stadium in front of 60,000 fans… We have nothing but victory, so the point is clear, it needs to score at least one goal. goal,” Vandenbrouck said.
Wydad is likely to miss the injured Zuhair El Metraji, who scored both goals in last year’s 2-0 win over Al-Ahly in the final in Casablanca.
“Metraji is not training with the team, it is impossible for him to play tomorrow. Also, Abdullah Al-Haymoud will not participate, but there are still many elements, and everyone who participates will give 200 percent to win the title. ,” Vandenbrouck said.
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