An authentic final for al-Qadisiyah. The great feeling of the Saudi League has a golden opportunity to advance its struggle for the title. The season of the painting led by Míchel will go down in history. And it was that last year I was in the Second Division and this campaign is fighting for everything. The first step, overcome its historic rival, Al-Ettifaq; This Saturday, April 5 at 4:05 p.m., at the Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd Stadium in Damman.
Aubameyang marked as a penalty of the victory.
MiChel’s ‘miracle’
Nacho, Míchel, Aubameyang, Casteels and company have turned the East Derbi. Last season, the Spanish coach achieved the mathematical ascent to the Saudi Pro League four days from the end. Far from fighting for permanence in this season, Khobar’s were made with luxury reinforcements last summer. Betting, in turn, for young talent and demonstrating a great level of play, the ‘Milagro team’ of the Saudi League is fourth with 51 points, tied with the Al-Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo. But the goal difference keeps the team captained by the Portuguese.
Title options … and last year in second
To nine days for the outcome of the competition, the ‘Knights of the East’ have options even to fight the title, since they are ten points from the leader, Karim Benzema’s al -ittihad. They also have many ballots to classify Asia’s Champions League. The top two classified and the champion of the Copa del Rey (tournament in which they are in the final and will face the Al-Ittihad) directly attend the top club competition). In addition, the third classified of the Saudi Pro League accesses a previous phase to classify this continental competition.
Nacho and Cristiano greeting himself before an encounter between Al-Nassr and Al-Qadsiahyasser Bakhsh
Historical rivalry, 15 minutes
His next opponent and neighbor (his stadiums are 15 minutes by car) is not setting the best of his seasons. It is the seventh classified (35 points) and its former coach, Steven Gerrard, was dismissed in this same winter market. In addition, it comes from falling against the fourteenth classified, Al-Feiha (five-point club). On other occasions, Damman’s would have been the absolute favorites to take this derby, since they are a historic club of Saudi football.
Míchel and Nacho in a friend Firosochema Rey
The historical undefeated against the great revelation
In the 80s it was the great team of the country. He conquered two leagues (1983 and 1987). And it was the first Club of the Saudi League to win an international title (Arab Champions League, 1984). In addition, he is the only one who has managed to lift the undefeated league. Currently, the team does not carry its best streak, but it has in the squad with its own names of European football such as Wijnaldum, the Spanish Álvaro Medrán (former Real Madrid), Vitinho and Demarai Gray.
Álvaro Medrán and Nacho with Real Madrid
Duel with past at the Bernabéu
Nacho and Medrán will have a duel with essence of ‘the factory. And it is that the ’10’ of Al-Ettifaq and the ‘6’ of Al-Qadisiyah passed through the white quarry and coincided in the first team in the 2015-16 season. In this way, they will not be the only Spaniards of the shock. Iker Almena (former Girona) and Cameron doors will accompany the six -time champion of the Champions League in a key derby, in what could be a historical triumph for a dream season.