Al Ain make the front cover of The National Sport on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 after playing out a 0-0 draw against Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Tuesday.
The objective now for Zlatko Dalic's side on Septemer 13 – the return leg of this Asian Champions League quarter-final tie – is to score on Lokomotiv's home turn in Tashkent if they hope to seal a place in the semi-finals.
Given how the Croatian bemoaned how undercooked his players were for this match with some, including star man Omar Abdulrahman, only returning to training at the Garden City club 10 days before Tuesday’s match, Dalic will hope to field a much sharpened attack against the Uzbeks.
Al Nasr, the UAE's second representative in Asia's premier continental competition are in action on Wednesday, and you can find out the lowdown on their opponents here, as well as John McAuley's thoughts on why Brazilian striker Wanderley represents a significant upgrade on countrymen Nilmar to spearhead the Dubai club's attack.
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