Tractor Sazi 0-2 Al Sadd Highlights, AFC Champions League Elite: Mujica, Firmino Score As Hosts Secure Victory

Greetings and welcome, everyone! We are building up to the start of the AFC Champions League Elite, group B game between Tractor Sazi and Al Sadd. Stay with us for live updates.

The match kicks off at 9:30pm IST. The Tractor Sazi vs Al Sadd, AFC Champions League Elite 2025-26 group B match will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

It will be shown on iQiyi in China and on DAZN Japan in Japan.

It will be Tractor Sazi's first-ever professional meeting with Al Sadd. The Tractor usually competes against sides from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, or Uzbekistan in the West Region groups. Meanwhile, Al Sadd generally performs well against Iranian opposition, though matches are almost always tightly contested, defensive battles.

Tractor Sazi Starting XI: Alireza Beiranvand, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Arif Arifovich Sedlar, Milad Naderi, Danial Esmaeilifar, Tomislav Halilović, Odiljon Khamrobekov, Mehdi Torabi, Mehdi Hashemnejad, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Duje Drozdek

Substitutes: Ehsan Najari, Milad Kor, Farshad Faraji, Saeid Karimazar, Sadegh Moharrami, Mahdi Shiri, Shoja Shojaei, Mohammad Mohammadi, Amir Jeddi, Kaveh Masoud, Tomislav Štrkalj, Mehdi Kazemayn

Al Sadd Starting XI: Meshaal Barsham, Pedro Miguel (Ró-Ró), Tarek Salman, Boualem Khoukhi, Paulo Otávio, Agustin Soria, Claudinho, Hashim Ali, Roberto Firmino, Akram Afif, Rafa Mújica

Substitutes: Saad Al Sheeb, Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh, Romain Saïss, Abdullah Al-Yazidi, Ahmed Al Hamawende, Ali Asad, Mustafa Mashaal, Mohammed Waad, Hassan Al-Haydos, Tarek Al-Qadi, Yusuf Abdurisag, Giovani

The match is underway and both teams are set for a crucial clash in the AFC Champions League elite group B. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh will have eyes on him as he has been among goals. So will Spanish Rafa Mújica of Al Sadd.

Al Sadd make the first threatening move of the game. Roberto Firmino's header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross. They have more urgency and more to gain from this game.

Al Sadd continues to pile pressure on Tractor with multiple attacking opportunities. First, the man among goals, Rafa Mújica's left footed shot from the centre of the box goes high and wide to the left. Later, Giovani's right footed shot from the right side of the box is misses to the right narrowly.

Akram Afif continues to create big chances for Al Sadd, although they are yet to open the scoring. Afif assists Boualem Khoukhi, whose header from the centre of the box misses to the left. The game also saw two early subs as Hashim Ali enters the game in place of Giovani. On the other hand, for Tractor, Regi Lushkja replaces Mehdi Torabi.

It has been all Al Sadd in the first half so far. Tractor are yet to register any noticeable offensive move. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh is the only one who took a shy on the goal but it was off target. Soon after, Al Sadd hit back as Claudinho's right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand.

The first half comes to an end and Al Sadd will be disappointed to not take the lead. They have created most of the chances with Akram Afif finding the empty spaces and Rafa Mujica taking the shots at all. Minutes ahead of the half-time whistle, Mujica's left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Tractor has to return strong in the second half, if they want to put up a better fight.

Akram Afif resumes his mastery on the pitch as soon as the game resumes. Hashim Ali's right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Afif with a cross following a corner. Earlier, Claudinho won a free kick in the opposition half.

Tractor start the second half with some newfound energy. Domagoj Drozdek's right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Meshaal Barsham. Earlier, Tibor Halilovic took a shy from outside the box.

Al Sadd finally get the reward of their relentless attack. It is the same old combination of Akram Afif and Rafa Mujica. Assisted by Afif, Mujica's right footed shot from the centre of the box finds the bottom left corner. Al Sadd finds the crucial lead in a very important game.

Some cagey action after Al Sadd took the lead and not much progression on either side. Al Sadd's Mohamed Camara was shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Scattered free kicks here and there as the game gets a little physical.

Tractor shows some sharpness and urgency to make a comeback in the game. Regi Lushkja's left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Meshaal Barsham. Shoja Khalilzadeh header from the centre of the box also goes too high. Tibor Halilovic's right footed shot from outside the box misses as well. Ten minutes left in regulation time.

Al Sadd double their lead and this almost decides the match. It is the veteran Brazilian Roberto Firmino who scores. His right footed shot from very close range finds the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudinho. Tractor are chasing a game moving away from them.

Al Sadd get the much-needed victory and they stay alive in the knockout race. Tractor didn't have much to do in the game as they defended for most of the part while Al Sadd kept creating pressure on the opposition goal. Despite that, they didn't get a goal in the opening half. In the second half though Rafa Mujica gave them the lead, which was later doubled by Roberto Firmino. Akram Afif had a fantastic game as well as he created a lot of chances.