MC Alger vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis, 2020-21 CAF Champions League, Group Stage
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Game Information
Venue: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Location: Algiers, Algeria
CAF Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stade Malien | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 | Esperance Sportive de Tunis | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Simba SC | 6 | -2 | 5 |
Line-Ups
MC Alger
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | Abdelkader Salhi (GK) |
| 15 | Nabil Lamara |
| 5 | Nabil Saadou |
| 27 | Abderrahmane Hachoud |
| 17 | Mouad Haddad |
| 7 | Chamsseddine Harrag |
| 22 | Isla Daoudi Diomande  |
| 6 | Miloud Rebiai |
| 23 | Samy Frioui |
| 25 | Billel Bensaha |
| 21 | Abdenour Belkheir |
Esperance Sportive de Tunis
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Farouk Ben Mustapha (GK) |
| 23 | Ilyes Chetti |
| 30 | Abdelkader Bedrane |
| 21 | Hamdi Naguez |
| 6 | Mohamed Ali Yacoubi |
| 5 | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane |
| 18 | Raouf Benguit |
| 15 | Fousseny Coulibaly |
| 8 | Anice Badri |
| 35 | William Togui |
| 3 | Abdul Basit Khalid |
CAF Champions League News
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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso paid tribute to striker Brayan León's rapid adjustment to African football after the Colombian scored back-to-back braces against MC Alger and Orlando Pirates.
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