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Jaissle, Mahrez confident of Al Ahli's chances

Jaissle, Mahrez confident of Al Ahli's chances

Jeddah: Head coach Matthias Jaissle and star forward Riyad Mahrez are confident Al Ahli Saudi FC can go all the way in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 after completing a 5-1 aggregate win over Al Rayyan SC to clinch their place in the quarter-finals.
Al Ahli continue to be the most in-form team in the competition with Tuesday’s win in front of approximately 45,000 fans at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium being their ninth victory in 10 matches.
#ACLElite | R16, 2nd Leg: Al Ahli Saudi FC (KSA) 2 - 0 Al Rayyan SC (QAT)

#ACLElite | R16, 2nd Leg: Al Ahli Saudi FC (KSA) 2 - 0 Al Rayyan SC (QAT)

"It was a wonderful night, we have great fans with great chants,” said Jaissle. “They were influential tonight. Even before the match, we could hear their chants, and they gave us great motivation to achieve victory.

"We had a clear goal, which was to take things one step at a time, and we will continue in the same way. It's great to play in the knockout stages in Jeddah among our fans.”
Likewise, Mahrez who bagged two goals in the space of five minutes to take his tally to eight goals, is holding firm to the belief that this could be Al Ahli’s season to finally put their hand on the biggest prize.

"We have shown a great mentality and have great fan support,” said the Algerian international. “We want to achieve something big for the club this season, and we will have strong fan support in the upcoming rounds."

"There is still time to rest and recover for the next stage in April. Holding the Finals in Jeddah will help us, and we will give everything we have to win the title."
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Despite producing an improved display at the start of the second half, Artur Jorge’s Al Rayyan were unable to find the goal they needed to claw back the first leg deficit with the head coach paying tribute to Al Ahli’s qualities.

"We faced a very strong team, a real contender for the title,” said Jorge. “We played well and performed brilliantly, but we faced an Al Ahli team that took advantage of their opportunities and created dangerous chances through offensive transitions."

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