It would be a biggest comeback in the history of African club competition were Ahly to turn around the tie and edge Sundowns out of a semifinal place.
The odds on that happening are long and Sundowns will feel well within their rights to continue planning for the rest of the competition‚ which is likely to include another meeting with Wydad Casablanca in the semifinals.
It will be seventh and eighth meeting in just three years against the Moroccan clubs‚ who hold the upper hand in past clashes with Pitso Mosimane’s men.Wydad knocked Sundowns out at the quarterfinal stage when the Brazilians were defending their crown in 2017 and last year the two were in the same group where Sundowns did not finish in the top two and advance to the last eight‚ but Wydad did.
They also shared the same group in this current edition with Wydad narrowly edging Sundowns to top place in the standings. According to the draw‚ made at the Confederation of African Football headquarters in Cairo last month‚ the winner of the quarterfinal tie between Horoya of Guinea and Wydad hosts the first leg of the semifinal against either Al Ahly or Sundowns.
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