Luiz Martin confirmed that the team’s upcoming match against Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor team means a lot to the team, and Al Duhail must get out of it with a good result. The player said in his speech to the press conference: We have reached the fourth round of the AFC’s group stage. We are competing for the first place and all players are fully focused and mentally prepared in order to get a good result from the match.”

Martin said: “We know that it will not be an easy match, but we must have confidence in our performance and we must walk in to field to win. We must not make mistakes that can give the Uzbek team the advantage on the field, and we must play a good football match and show the technical level we are known for.”

Luiz said: “The Uzbek team has players with good skills, which makes its attack strong, especially the counter-attacks. However, Al Duhail players will be on time and we will work hard to achieve the necessary.”