In the forward line, earlier Madrid teammates meet again with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema who lead the attack for already Nassr and Al Ittihad respectively.
Both teams have high -quality central midfielders, with Marcelo Brozovic returning to the Al Nassr team after he had been in the King Cup against Jeddah. Ittihad, on the other hand, can expect a lot of stability in the middle of the park with the presence of N’Golo Kane and Fabinho.
Al ittihad fullbacks Ahmed al-Julaydan and Muath Faqeehi will have to be on their toes because already Nassr has Sadio Mane and Kingsley Coman on the left and right flank respectively. With its sizzling pace, Coman can ensure that the cunning way runs behind the Al Ittihad defense that can spell the risk of the home team, given that Al Nassr finishers such as Ronaldo and Joao Felix have in the box.