Al Sadd play away to FC Nasaf of Uzbekistan in the second round of 2023-2024 AFC Champions League on Monday, October 2. The kick-off is at 7pm.

Al Sadd enter the tournament this season looking forward to achieving the best. The Wolves have one point from their goalless draw in the first round against Al Sharjah of the UAE.

On the other hand, FC Nasaf are top of Group D with three points they earned from their victory over Al Faisaly of Jordan in their opener.

Al Sadd are looking to appear better than they fared in the first round when they were held to a goalless draw by Sharjah in Round 1. Therefore, the technical staff led by coach Bruno Miguel have worked to assess their competitors.

Al Sadd are even looking to go far in the AFC Champions League and even compete for the title, especially since they are one of the most experienced teams in the tournament, which they won twice (1989 and 2011).

The Al Sadd squad includes Saad Al Dossari, Meshaal Barshim, Jehad Mohammed, Hassan Al Haydous, Paolo Ottavio, Abdullah Al Yazidi, Mateus Uribe, Baghdad Bounedjah, Akram Afif, Boualem Khoukhi, Ahmed Al Saeed, Hashem Ali, Amin Hazbawi, Gonzalo Plata, Ali Asad, Musab Khader, Mustafa Tariq Meshal, Yousef Abdurizag, Ahmed Suhail, Tareq Salman, Mohammed Waad and Anas Abdulsalam.

Al Sadd geared up for this encounter with a 4-0 win over Al Gharafa in Week 5 of 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League. They are leading the table with 13 points.