Zakaria El Ouardi scored the winning goal for the defending champions in the 26th minute. With this result, RCA secured the top position in Group D with a perfect record of three straight wins, accumulating 9 points and securing a place in the quarter-finals.
The Emirati club, for their part, occupy 2nd position with 6 points after their two victories over the other two teams in the group, Al Kuwait and the Algerian club CR Belouizdad.
CR Belouizdad and Kuwaiti side Al Kuwait played to a 1-1 draw at the Damaq Stadium, resulting in both teams earning a point each, which led to their elimination from the group stage.
