Al Ahly Tunisian defender Ali Maaloul expressed his happiness after our precious 1-0 victory over Al Duhail SC on Thursday night in the first round of the FIFA Club World Cup.

“This is the first participation in the FIFA Club World Cup for this generation and that makes our qualification to the semi-finals special.”

“We played a tough match against Al Duhail SC and we managed to achieve what we wanted from the game and reach the semi-finals.”

“Our experience helped us in the first game as well as the team’s character and spirit that we always show in big moments.”

“We were very happy to play in front of our fans. They played a massive role in our victory and we hope to have a big game against Bayern Munich to make our fans happy.”

Al Ahly reached the competition’s semi-finals and we are set to face European champions, Bayern Munich, on Monday at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

“It will be a tough game between the African and European champions. We must prepare well, be fully focused, and do our best to defend Al Ahly’s jersey in the match.”

“We hope to come up with a solid performance that meets our value as the African champions. We all know the importance of this game and we have big motivations to produce a good performance against Bayern Munich.”

“We will face a strong team with many talented players and we will fight to make our fans happy.”