Lekhwiya's coach Djamel Belmadi asserted on the difficulty of the match that will gather his team against Persepolis Iranian team
Lekhwiya's coach Djamel Belmadi asserted on the difficulty of the match that will gather his team against Persepolis Iranian team tomorrow's evening on Azadi stadium in the away match of the round of 16 of the AFC champions League .
Belmadi said during the press conference about the match : " We are waiting a difficult confrontation against Persepolis team as all the confrontations against the Iranian teams that are always difficult and very complicated " .
Belmadi added :" Persepolis is a good team and owns strong players who have big experience and also have many players in Iran national team , so i expect a strong and difficult match on both teams " .
And about the benefit of his team from the absence of the fans from the match because of the punishment on the Iranian team , he said : " We do not focus alot on this thing and do not care about it , and the strong teams play in all circumstances , and the attendence of the fans is important but we have to focus on the stadium more " .
And about the absence of Al Moez and Youssef El Arabi , he said : " Every team face circumstances like this from absences either for suspension or injury , and we have to face these things and find alternatives and solutions for it " .
And about the preparations of his team for tomorrow's confontation , he said : " We studied Persepolis very well and it is a team that defends in a regular way and with a number of players " .
He added :" Certainly we studied persepolis and they also studied my team and this is normal in football , but the most important is to focus on ourselves and prepare well for the match " .
In the end Belmadi wished that the match will be good and strong , and that his team will return to Doha with good results that will help it in the home match ".
