Brazilian Eric Jurgens de Menezes, left back of the team, spoke Al Ain UAEAbout the match that will bring his team together with Al-Gharafa, Qatar, in the AFC Elite Champions League.
Al-Ain, the UAE champion, will host Al-Gharafa of Qatar, today, Tuesday, at nine o’clock in the evening, Doha time, at Al-Bayt Stadium, in the second round of the league stage of the AFC Elite Champions League.
What did Eric Jurgens say about the Al-Gharafa match in the AFC Champions League?
The player said in statements from his exclusive interview with:win winWhich will be published later: “When you talk about the AFC Champions League, that means that all matches are difficult, and today will be no different against Al-Gharafa.”
He added: “We need to do our best and try to make the match easy for ourselves, because in general it is not easy, but if we show our quality, philosophy and discipline 100%, and if we enter the match with 100% focus, I believe we can achieve the three points against Al-Gharafa.” .
Al Ain had begun the campaign to defend its title as champion of the AFC Champions League, with a draw at home against Al Sadd of Qatar, with a goal to match, in the match that was held at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the Emirates.
23-year-old Eric rose to prominence last season with Al Ain, where he was one of the main reasons his team won the AFC Champions League, where he scored an important goal against Al Hilal Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals.
Al-Ain had qualified to face the Egyptian club Al-Ahly in the Intercontinental Cup on October 29 at Cairo International Stadium, after defeating New Zealand’s Auckland City by six goals to two.