Al Sadd will play away to Sharjah in the fifth round (Group B) of 2023-2024 AFC Champions League at the Sharjah Stadium on Monday, November 27, 2023. The kick-off is at 5pm Doha time.

Al Sadd are looking forward to present a strong match to make up for the points they dropped in the previous rounds in order to cling on to their chance of qualifying for the next round.

Group B also includes FC Nasaf of Uzbekistan and Al Faisaly of Jordan.

FC Nasaf will host Al Faisaly in the other match of the day.

Sharjah FC are leading the group with eight points, followed by FC Nasaf (seven points), Al Sadd (four points) and Al Faisaly (three points).

Al Sadd and Sharjah FC had played out a goalless draw in the first leg (Round 1) at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club.

The match is of great importance for Al Sadd, under new coach Wesam Rizik, who are keen on collecting full points.

Al Sadd will miss defender Paulo Otavio due to suspension and midfielder Guillerme Torres due to injury. Ali Asad may return to the team after recovering from an injury.