The time is almost upon us for the Al-Sadd vs Al-Hilal AFC Champions League Elite clash which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the team sheets are in.
First off, the starting XI for Al-Sadd which is confirmed as follows:
Al-Sadd
Meshaal Barsham #22
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Qatar
Tarek Salman #5
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Doha, Qatar
Boualem Khoukhi #16
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Bou Ismaïl, Algeria
Romain Saïss #6
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Bourg-de-Péage, France
Youcef Atal #20
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Algeria
Place of birth: Boghni, Algeria
Mohamed Camara #12
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Mohammed Waad #4
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Qatar
Mustafa Meshaal #26
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Qatar
Akram Afif #11
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Doha, Qatar
Abdurisag, Y
González, C
The starting line-up for Al-Hilal has also been confirmed as follows:
Al-Hilal
Yassine Bounou #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Montreal, Canada
Kalidou Koulibaly #3
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Hassan Tambakti #17
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ali Al Bulayhi #5
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Najran, Saudi Arabia
João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
Also known as João Cancelo
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Barriero, Portugal
Nasser Al Dawsari #24
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Kanno #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Salem Al Dawsari #10
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Aleksandar Mitrović
Forward
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Serbia
Place of birth: Smederevo, Serbia
Leonardo, M
Lodi, R
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