"We're looking forward to another tough game and a
big crowd. The stadium will be full, supporting their team and we expect that. But we have played tough matches and we have a lot of experience from playing against Guangzhou Evergrande and FC Seoul and we can draw on that experience.
"The Wanderers are the standard bearers for Australian football in Asia and are attempting to go one better than Adelaide United, who lost the two-leg AFC Champions League final to Japan's Gamba Osaka in 2008. "You always want to win the home leg, the first leg, if it's possible, " Popovic said.
"We have shown we can score away from home and this result has filled us with confidence. We have to recover well
and we're in for a tough battle next week, but they're (Al Hilal) going home knowing they're up against a very tough opponent who can win the title over there.