Former assistant coach at Al Ahly, Cavin Johnson believes the worst result Mamelodi Sundowns should achieve in Algeria is a draw.
The South African champions take on CR Beloizdad in the CAF Champions League quarterfinal first-leg on Saturday.
Tomorrow's match will take place at Stade Nelson Mandela Stadium, while the second leg will be in Tshwane a week later.
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Sundowns finished on top of their group with 14 points.
"I doubt their recent form will affect them, Sundowns' concentration at the moment is with the Champions League," Johnson tells KickOff.
"They've done well in the CAF competition. In the domestic league, yes they took the foot off the pedal a little bit because they knew they've won the league already.
"The Nedbank Cup loss was not a surprise; I think it's normal for a team to lose. But I don't think Sundowns sacrificed it. They got beaten on the day, finished.
"Now the concentration is back to the competition they want to play, they made a very, very big statement in the group stages Sundowns.
"Those teams they beat in the group stages a lot of them play Champions League every year.
"They are going to Algeria, a very hostile country. They've also not had a team in the Champions League [Final] in a very, very long time the Algerians.
"I played against them last time in Qatar when I was still with Al Ahly, I think we beat them 3-1.