Lekhwiya ready for opening Asian test

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Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 03:23 PM

DOHA: buoyed by a 3-0 win over El Jaish in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya will be looking forward to start their Asian Champions League campaign on a positive note as they host Iranian outfit Zobahan today. The Qatari side reached the quarter-finals of last year’s AFC Champions League – the second time in three seasons the club has advanced to the last eight – and former Qatar national team coach Belmadi has called on his players to focus on the task that lies ahead against Zob Ahan. “We had good preparations for this match after the game against El Jaish in the local league, which was a good win for us,” said the Algerian. “We must play with a lot of concentration in this match in order to achieve a good result. “Our main focus at the moment is on the AFC Champions League and the match against Zob Ahan in particular. We respect our opponents and the match will be very tough and will require a lot of physical effort from our players.”