Al Ahly head coach Marcel Koller insists Ronwen Williams' penalty save against Al-Hilal in the group stage is not the reason they have made it to the CAF Champions League final.
Sundowns and Al-Hilal drew 1-1 in the group stages, with Williams saving a late penalty from Athar Al-Taher.
Al-Hilal would have advanced to the quarter-finals if they had secured the win, while Al Ahly would have bowed out of the competition.
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"Our qualification for the final is a well-deserved one and it did not come by luck," Koller said, as per King Fut.
"We wasted a lot of chances in the second half against esperance, but finally we won comfortably and reached the final.
"I do not look to the opponent's weak points, but only to the development of my team. We know how to win in any place amid any circumstances.
"The penalty kick missed by Al Hilal player Athar Al-Taher against Sundowns was not the reason for our qualification, it is not my fault if a player in a team misses a penalty kick."
The ten-time African champions will now face Wydad Casablanca in a rematch of last season's Champions League final.
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