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Today is the traditional evening day of the Europa League, with only a handful of matches in Serie A, La Liga and FA Cup, and the highlight is the Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Today, the 1/8 finals of the Asian Cup enter the second day, and Iraq and the host Qatar will make their debut.
The "In-depth Analysis of Small Leagues" section has recently been deeply involved in the Asian Cup, and its performance is obvious to all. I believe that friends who have been following this section have tasted the joy of victory. Today, the moderator will continue to bring you the Asian Cup 1/8 finals, the host Qatar vs. Palestine. In the third game of the group stage, Qatar rotated a large area to recuperate, can it continue to break through and take a solid step towards defending the title?
Monday 140 Asian Cup 1/8 finals
[A1] Qatar VS Palestine [C3]
Time: 00:00, January 30
Qatar
Qatar, as the host and defending champion, is determined to win this Asian Cup. Qatar had a smooth ride in the group stage, winning the third game of the group stage even if it was rotated, and won the group stage of the Asian Cup for two consecutive years. Qatar currently have only third goalkeeper Denis Zakaria injured, while the rest of the squad is fit to play. The match took place at the Homestead Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, which was also the opening match of the 2022 World Cup, and is expected to be cheered on by 60,000 Qatari fans.
Qatar are unbeaten in their last 10 matches against Palestine and have kept clean sheets in the last five. This is the first meeting between the two teams in the Asian Cup, and Qatar have won 10 consecutive Asian Cups, just four short of Iran's record for the longest winning streak in the Asian Cup. Qatar's attacking efforts relied on two goalscorers, Afif and Almoz Ali, with three clean sheets in the group stage and just one goal conceded in their last six games in all competitions.
However, the Palestine's attack is not bad, scoring in all three group games. With a total of 47 shots (17 on target), he was one of the most in the group stage, while he also ranked ninth in the group stage for passes. Palestine also had the most crosses in the group stage (98) and were strong in attacking from the air. Captain Bhatat made 20 crosses and 18 tackles, both of which finished first in the group. He also created eight absolute chances and tied for second in the group stage. Naturalized strikers Dabagh and Batat both scored two goals in the group stage and will be a great test for the Qatari defence.
Qatar coach López López had warned before the game that the Palestinian team, which has many naturalized players, is not bad, and the host will not take it lightly and will go all out like the opening game. Because it is a derby by an Arab team, and the Palestinian team has always been popular with local fans, the atmosphere of the game will be more friendly.
Qatar have won their last three meetings against Palestine, but the most recent was in 2018, when they won 3-0 in the warm-up match. In this campaign, Qatar retreated from 1 goal/1 goal and a half to 1 goal, considering that the difference in strength between the two teams is more reasonable. I am still optimistic that the host Qatar will win smoothly and break through the score, but because the Palestinian team also has attacking power, the knockout defense will be more cautious, and it is expected that it will be difficult to score more goals.