This evening, the introductory press conference was held for the Baniyas match against Al Wasl for the third round of the ADNOC Professional League, in the presence of coach Darko Milanic and player Francisco Geraldes.

The coach explained that we have a big match in Dubai against Al Wasl, and we come to this match after we played a great match with Al Jazira in the previous match, and we must benefit from this match and learn from the mistakes that occurred.

The coach added: "It will be a strong and difficult match, but we have to be ready and continue on the right path to start this season."

He continued: “It will be a confrontation against one of the top teams, as they have very high-level and distinguished players, but we are accustomed to playing big matches against the top teams, so we are ready for this confrontation.”

Speaking about the group of players that the coach has, he explained: “I am completely satisfied and very grateful to the group that I have. Now I am starting to get to know the group more and more. We also have the quality of players at a high level and they provide very distinctive training and have a high morale.”

The coach added: “The group in general is not large, so all the players have the opportunity to play a lot of minutes throughout the season.

The player Geraldes also spoke, who explained that he has little information about the Al-Wasl team, but he had previously faced the Swiss Al-Wasl striker Harris in the Portuguese League.

He added: "I know that the Al-Wasl team is one of the top teams and it will be a difficult confrontation in their stadium, but we are ready for this match, as we played many matches against the big teams and we were performing at distinguished levels."

Speaking about his opinion of the UAE League, Geraldis explained: “The UAE League is a very competitive league and the teams have very high standards and great-level players, so it is an enjoyable league for me.

He added: "I faced a problem in the beginning, which was adapting to the hot and humid climate, but now the weather has begun to improve and I am adapting faster to the team and to the atmosphere here in general."