Urawa ready to attack in AFC Champions League final, Al-Hilal confident of victory

: Coach of Japan鈥檚 Urawa Red Diamonds Tsuyoshi Otsuki said his team will be looking to attack from the off in Saturday's AFC Champions League. (AN Photo/Basheer Alzain Saleh)
  • Whoever wins this year鈥檚 edition will level South Korea鈥檚 Pohang鈥檚 record of three titles
  • Tickets sold out 5 minutes after being posted on the website

RIYADH: Coach of Japan鈥檚 Urawa Red Diamonds Tsuyoshi Otsuki said his team will be looking to attack from the off when his side play Al-Hilal during the first leg of the AFC Champions League Final on Saturday.
The first leg is at the Saudi capital鈥檚 King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, with he second showdown of the final set to take place on Nov. 24 at Saitama Stadium in Japan.
Whoever wins this year鈥檚 edition will level South Korea鈥檚 Pohang鈥檚 record of three titles.
鈥淲e will try to score as much as possible when we face Al-Hilal on Saturday to make the second peg easier for us,鈥� said Otsuki.
鈥淭ravel fatigue will not have a negative impact on our performance, tomorrow you will be able to see if the circumstances led to my team鈥檚 recent loss in the Japanese League,鈥� he added.
Otsuki also thanked Urawa鈥檚 fans who made the long journey to Riyadh to support their team.
Al-Hilal鈥檚 coach, Razvan Lucescu was confident of his team鈥檚 chances during Friday鈥檚 press conference.
鈥淲e have studied the opponent鈥檚 strengths and weaknesses,鈥� he said.
鈥淲e are prepared well to face Urawa, we will be representing 黑料社区 in the final and we hope we will win.
鈥淲e are armed with confidence and enthusiasm and all the players are ready for the finals. Mohamed Kino participated in the training, while we will be determining whether or not he will be joining us on the field tomorrow,鈥� he added.
The pre-game build-up will include a small ceremony organized by the AFC to celebrate the two teams.
Tickets sold out 5 minutes after being posted on the website, unsurprising given the huge importance of the game game for both sets of fans.