Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Free-scoring Urawa Red Diamonds will go on the attack in their Asian Champions League semi-final against an ailing Jeonbuk Motors, midfielder Takahiro Sekine warned on Wednesday. Japan's Urawa have scored 15 goals in their last three games in all competitions, the latest a 4-0 thrashing of Thailand's BG Pathum United in […]

Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Two-time continental kings Urawa Reds thrashed Thailand's BG Pathum United 4-0 on Monday to set up an Asian Champions League semi-final against Jeonbuk Motors. Pathum were playing in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time, but in front of Urawa's vociferous fans in Saitama they were never really in it. […]

Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Jeonbuk Motors roared back to score twice in extra time and reach the Asian Champions League semi-finals with a 3-1 win over Vissel Kobe on Monday. Brazilian substitute Gustavo headed home in the 104th minute to put the South Koreans ahead and Moon Seon-min put gloss on the scoreline at the […]

Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds booked their place in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-0 rout of Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim on home turf Friday. All of the East zone's knockout matches are being played in Urawa's home city of Saitama and the two-time champions took full advantage in front […]

Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Asian Champions League legend Dejan Damjanovic said Friday he had "probably" played his last game in the competition at the age of 41 after scoring an all-time record 42 goals. The Montenegrin striker, now with Hong Kong side Kitchee, is one of Asian club football's greatest players and has appeared in […]

Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Thailand's BG Pathum United ended Kitchee's fairytale Asian Champions League run with a 4-0 win over the Hong Kong side in the round of 16 on Friday. Kitchee became the first team from Hong Kong to reach the knockout round of Asia's top club competition after a last-gasp equaliser in their […]

Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Andres Iniesta's Vissel Kobe shrugged off their domestic woes to reach the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-2 win over fellow Japanese side Yokohama F Marinos on Thursday. Big-spending Kobe are currently mired in the relegation zone in Japan's J-League but goals from Nanasei Iino, Daiju Sasaki and Yutaro Oda […]

Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Yokohama F Marinos manager Kevin Muscat said Wednesday his team would not fear Andres Iniesta when they face Vissel Kobe in Thursday's Asian Champions League round-of-16 showdown. J-League leaders Yokohama take on the Spanish legend's Kobe as Asia's top club competition resumes with the East region playing its entire knockout round […]

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim booked their place in the Asian Champions League last 16 for the first time with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over 2020 winners Ulsan Hyundai on Saturday. Ulsan's Park Yong-woo scored a 94th-minute own goal in front of nearly 18,000 delirious home fans at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium to […]

Tokyo (AFP) – Former Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta helped Vissel Kobe book their place in the Asian Champions League group stage with a roller-coaster 4-3 playoff win over Melbourne Victory on Tuesday. Japanese side Vissel have set their sights on Asian success after spending big on Iniesta and former Barcelona team-mates Sergi Samper and Bojan […]

Jeonju (South Korea) (AFP) – Title-holders Ulsan Hyundai will play fellow South Korean side Pohang Steelers in Wednesday's semi-finals as they close in on an unprecedented third AFC Champions League crown. Substitute Lee Dong-gyeong hit a cracker in extra time as Ulsan squeezed past another Korean team, Jeonbuk Motors, 3-2 in a thriller at Jeonju […]

Riyadh (AFP) – Uzbek winger Jaloliddin Masharipov struck a second-half brace as Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr thrashed the UAE's Al Wahda 5-1 to storm into the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League on Saturday. Al Nassr will now meet compatriots Al Hilal on Tuesday in a Riyadh derby after the three-time champions saw off Iranian […]

Seoul (AFP) – Three-time winners Pohang Steelers edged into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday and fellow Koreans Jeonbuk Motors needed to keep their nerve in a penalty shoot-out to stave off a shock exit to Thai last-16 debutants Pathum BG. Lee Seung-mo's 25th-minute goal gave Pohang a hard-fought 1-0 win as they clung […]

Doha (AFP) – Taishi Matsumoto and Mutsuki Kato scored a brace each as Cerezo Osaka thrashed Guangzhou FC 5-0 to put themselves in a great position to qualify for the Asian Champions League last 16 as Group J winners on Tuesday. Cerezo Osaka retained only one player – Ryuya Nishio – from the starting line-up […]

Doha (AFP) – Cerezo Osaka and Kitchee both won in the Asian Champions League on Saturday to stay locked in a battle for first place in Group J. While Japanese top-flight side Cerezo Osaka rebounded from their surprise 1-1 draw with Thais Port FC last week to win the return match 3-0, Kitchee of Hong Kong […]