Cairo, Egypt – Al Wahda of the UAE achieved a valuable victory over their guest Al Sadd of Qatar, with three goals to one, in the match that brought the two teams together today in the AFC Champions League Elite.
Al Sadd of Qatar visited Al Wahda at Al Nahyan Stadium, as part of the fifth round of Group B in the AFC Champions League.
Al Sadd surprised Al Wahda in the tenth minute and almost scored their first goal, after a pass from Tariq Salman in front of the goal, but Otavio wasted it and shot the ball over the post.
Al Sadd took the lead first in the 45+3 minute, through Claudinho from a penalty kick, ending the first half ahead.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 25, 2025Meanwhile, Dusan Tadic equalized for Al Wahda in the 55th minute, after a superb shot from inside the penalty area that found the back of the net.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 25, 2025Dusan Tadic returned again in the 66th minute, to add the second goal, after a pass from his teammate which he met with a shot that found the back of the net.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 25, 2025Caio completed Al Wahda’s hat trick in the 87th minute, after a complete breakaway and then scored a shot that found the back of the net.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) November 25, 2025With that result, Al Wahda raises its points tally to 13, securing second place in the AFC Champions League group stage and qualifying for the Round of 16, while Al Sadd remains on two points in tenth place. The Qatari team is thus officially eliminated from the tournament.
The top 8 teams in each of the East and West groups are scheduled to qualify for the Round of 16 of the AFC Champions League.
