Al Rayyan face Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in Round 3 (West Zone) of the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium of Al Rayyan club on Monday, October 21, 2024. The kick-off is at 9pm.

Both teams will go into the match with a common desire to win, gain points and improve their position in the standings. Al Ahli are currently in second place in the group with six points, while Al Rayyan are yet to log points having lost their first two matches to Al Hilal and Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia.

Al Rayyan would therefore be looking to score their maiden win on home turf to provide momentum to their campaign in front of their fans and thus propel their chances of qualifying for Round of 16.

Al Rayyan coach Younes Ali will look to boost the morale of his team, especially after they found the winning touch with a 2-1 win over Al Khor in Week 7 of Ooredoo Stars League.

To overcome the challenge, Younes would rely on his players and in particular on: Mahmoud Trezeguet, David Garcia, Abdulaziz Hatem, Achraf Bencharki, Roger Guedes and Gabriel Pereira among others to deliver the goods.

As for Al Ahli, they would go into the match with a high morale while pursuing Al Hilal at the top of group standings, having achieved wins in the first two matches.

The best eight clubs from each group (of 12 teams) will qualify for Round of 16, ahead of the knockouts, starting from the quarterfinals in Saudi Arabia from April 25 to May 4, 2025.