AFC Champions League: Al-Sadd hold main training session ahead of Al-Nassr clash

The Al-Sadd football first team held their main training session from 6:30 PM onwards on Saturday to prepare for the upcoming 2019 AFC Champions League clash with Al-Nassr.

The quarterfinal second leg is set to be played on Monday at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 6:45 PM. Al-Sadd will go into the game having lost the first leg 2-1 in Riyadh. The Wolves will hope to achieve a 1-0 win or any other positive result that could take them into the semifinals.

Saturday’s training session saw the first team work intensely under the supervision of the coaching staff, led by head coach Xavi Hernandez. The coaches worked on selecting their ideal lineup for the game and focused on specialized training exercises.

The management of the club was keen to show their support to the players, with general manager Turki Nasser Al-Ali and head of football Mohammed Ghanem Al-Ali attending the session.

At the start of the session, the coaching staff held a meeting with the players to discuss the objectives from the game and the necessary technical issues to focus on.

The goalkeeping coach worked on training the three Al-Sadd goalkeepers (Saad Al-Dosari, Meshaal Barsham, Jehad Mohammed) on their movement and reactions.

The pre-match press conference will be held from 6:30 PM onwards on Sunday at the Al-Sadd conference hall while the match coordination meeting is set to start at 5 PM.

The final training session will be held from 8 PM onwards on Sunday at the stadium pitch, after which Xavi will announce the matchday squad.