Al Ahly boss Marcel Koller has admitted that the likes of Percy Tau and Hussein El Shahat will not be rested for the second leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final against Tunisian giants Esperance de Tunis.
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On Friday night, the Club of the Century will return to Cairo for the return leg of their Champions League semi-final.
A brace from Tau and a goal from Kahraba ensured that Koller's men left Tunis with an emphatic 3-0 victory last weekend, with the Egyptian giants looking likely to make it to a fourth successive competition final.
Despite their big lead in the tie, though, the Swiss tactician has insisted that Ahly will contest the match as if the encounter were still hanging in the balance.
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"We play tomorrow's game against Esperance as if the result is 0-0. We must play with that mentality," the 62-year-old said in a pre-match press conference, as per KingFut.
"We won't underestimate Esperance and I also saw the seriousness of the players during the training.
"Esperance is a strong team and succeeded in creating some chances in the first-leg game, and our levels are so close."
On Tuesday, the club revealed that their captain and shot-stopper Mohamed El Shenawy has begun rehabilitation on a calf injury, but Koller insisted his squad is more than capable of managing in the absence of the 38-year-old.
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"We have a large list of players, and everyone is at a high level," he added.
"However, El Shenawy is an influential player, but we have someone to replace him, whether in tomorrow's game or in other matches."
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