According to Tasnim news agency, Al Hilal football team of Saudi Arabia, which played against Real Madrid in the finals of the Club World Cup 9 days ago and is the defending champion of the Asian Champions League, will face Iran’s Steel in accordance with the draw of the quarter final stage of the Champions League.
Ramon Diaz, the Argentinian head coach of Al-Hilal, in an interview with “Al-Kas” news channel, when the reporter of this channel asked him if Al-Hilal seems to have an easy draw, he stated: “This game is not easy at all.” We have a tough match against Foulad and this match is like a final for us. We enter all matches with the same spirit and with respect to our competitors, we want to advance to the final stages.
Stating that Al-Hilal is a big team and trying to win all the cups, he said: We have a lot of experience in the Champions League and we want to win the tournament. Playing against Iranian teams is always difficult and we have to focus a lot against Foolad. Winning the Asian Champions League, the Professional League and the Saudi Cup are in our plans.
Foulad will line up against Al-Hilal at Al-Janoob Stadium from 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 4.