Al-Ittihad take on Al-Nassr in the Arab Cup quarter-final in what promises to be a blockbuster game.
Two heavyweights of the Saudi Pro League play each other hoping to lay down a marker ahead of the new season.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Marcelo Brozovic will be hoping to make a statement as they bid to wrestle the title away from the Saudi side.
Al-Ittihad are boasting a plethora of new signings this season with Fabinho, N’golo Kante and Karim Benzema among the side’s new signings this season.
Al-Ittihad slightly edges the head-to-head and have won 18 games whilst Al-Nassr have won just 14 games and there were 14 games that ended a draw between the two sides.
This game represents a chance for some of the players to rekindle their friendship or maybe even their rivalries this season.
Ronaldo vs Benzema
What may well be the most exciting battle is the battle of the iconic Real Madrid strikers, with Ronaldo, who is one of the game’s greats arguably leading the charge of players who have made their way to the Saudi Pro League, when he joined Al-Nassr in January.
As for Benzema, the forward decided that 14 years at Real Madrid was more than enough. After winning multiple titles, including La Liga and Champions League trophies, Benzema decided to call it quits and make the move to Al-Ittihad, the holders of the Saudi Pro League.
Benzema’s new side finished five points clear of Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr. This could add a bit of needle to the game when the two sides face each other in the Arab Cup.
As well as this, fomer teammates Fabinho and Sadio Mane will line up against each other which could add yet another layer to this exciting match which should go someway to showing who is the favourite to win the Saudi Pro League title.