The time is almost upon us for the Al-Sadd vs Vissel Kobe AFC Champions League Elite clash as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the team sheets are now available.
Here is the starting XI for Al-Sadd which is confirmed as follows:
Al-Sadd
Meshaal Barsham #22
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Qatar
Otávio, P
Romain Saïss #6
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Bourg-de-Péage, France
Boualem Khoukhi #16
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Bou Ismaïl, Algeria
Pedro Miguel Deus Correia #2
Also known as Miguel
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Algueirão–Mem Martins, Portugal
Mohamed Camara #12
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel #20
Also known as Cláudinho
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Akram Afif #11
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Doha, Qatar
Firmino, R
Mújica, R
Soria, A
The starting line-up for Vissel Kobe has also been confirmed as:
Vissel Kobe
Daiya Maekawa #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Katsuya Nagato
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Gōtoku Sakai #24
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: New York City, USA
Tetsushi Yamakawa #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Matheus Soares Thuler #3
Also known as Thuler
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Takahiro Ohgihara #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Yuta Goke #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yōsuke Ideguchi #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Daiju Sasaki #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuya Osako #10
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kaseda, Japan
Yoshinori Muto #11
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Setagaya, Japan
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