QNA
Al-Sadd defenders Tariq Salman and Abdul Karim Hassan have been nominated for the favorite defenders for Best XI from 2019 AFC Champions League.
Asian Football Confederation's official website chose 14 players in contention for four places in defence. Review the nominees and then choose your favourite defenders for this all-star XI in the respective polls, according to the afc.comIt's little surprise to see Abdelkarim Hassan back in contention this time round as Al Sadd reached a second successive semi-final his threat going forward again highlighted by the fact that no defender completed more dribbles.
The left-back's showreel moment came in thumping home a free-kick in the last 16 against Al Duhail, although the low point was his dismissal in the first leg of the semi-final against Al Hilal and ultimately missing the return meeting.
Another player who played every minute of every game, Tarek Salman is one of the Aspire Academy graduates who continues to excel, starting 2019 by winning the AFC Asian Cup and only just missing out on a place in the AFC Champions League final towards the end of the year.