The time is edging ever-closer to the Al-Ahli Saudi vs Esteghlal AFC Champions League Elite match which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the players are in.
Here is the starting XI for Al-Ahli Saudi which is confirmed as follows:
Al-Ahli Saudi
Édouard Mendy #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Montvilliers, France
Merih Demiral
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Karamürsel, Turkey
Ibañez, R
Franck Kessié #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Alexsander
Riyad Mahrez #7
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Algeria
Place of birth: Sarcelles, France
Toney, I
Yaslam Balobaid, S
Majrashi, A
Al-Nabit, S
Ayed Al-Rashidi, F
The starting line-up for Esteghlal has also been confirmed as:
Esteghlal
Hossein Hosseini
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 32
Abolfazl Jalali #25
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 26
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 31
Ramin Rezaeian #23
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 34
Didier Ndong #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Gabon
Place of birth: Lambaréné , Gabon
Jaloliddin Masharipov
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Blanco, G
Silva, R
Hossein Moradmand, M
Hossein Eslami, M
Rezavand, A
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