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<p>Qatar’s Al Duhail will play host to the UAE’s Al Ain in the third round of 2019 AFC Champions League on Monday, 8th April. The kick-off is at 18:30.</p><p>It will be a repeat of last year’s Round-of-16 clash between Al Duhail and Al Ain, with the former emerging as 4-1 winners at home 11 months ago.</p><p>Al Duhail are second in Group C with three points, behind Al Hilal (six). The Red Knights defeated Iran’s Esteghlal 3-0 in the first round at home before going down to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 1-3 at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh.</p><p>So the encounter assumes much significance. Victory will enhance Al Duhail’s chances of reaching the knockout stage.</p><p>Al Duhail, coached by Portuguese Rui Faria, will also want to put behind the disappointment of losing out on the QNB Stars League title to Al Sadd last week.</p><p>They are expected to field a full squad that includes key players such as Ahmed Yasser, Mehdi Benatia, Mohammed Moosa, Shoya Nakajima, Bassam Al Rawi, Almoez Ali, Yousef El Arabi and Karim Boudiaf.</p><p>On the other hand, Al Ain are yet to record a win in the 2019 AFC Champions League. They lost 0-1 at home to an Al Hilal side led by their former manager Zoran Mamic before clawing back to snatch a 1-1 draw against Esteghlal at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran.</p><p>Esteghlal also have one point, but are placed last in the group.</p>