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Al-Shamal vs Al-Ittihad match
The gist
Al-Shamal host Al-Ittihad at Al Bayt Stadium on Sep 14 in the AFC Champions League Elite opener.
It is Al-Shamal's continental debut, while Al-Ittihad juggle travel and injuries.
How it unfolded
- recentlyAl-Ittihad confirm that Predrag Rajkovic, Ahmed Al-Julaidan and Moukhtar Ali will miss the match against Al-Fayha through various injuries.
- recentlyAl-Ittihad delegation leaves Jeddah for Riyadh on Thursday, then takes a bus to Al-Majma'ah for the Saudi League match against Al-Faisaly on Friday evening.
- recentlyAfter the final whistle against Al-Faisaly, the delegation returns to Riyadh and heads straight to Doha, skipping Jeddah, before facing Al-Shamal on Monday.