Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: After a spectacular group stage and Round of 16, the cast for the 2018 AFC Champions League is down to the final eight teams.
Ahead of Wednesday’s draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur (4pm local time), join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the final eight challengers.
From the West Zone, we have Qatar’s Al Sadd and Al Duhail and Islamic Republic of Iran’s Esteghlal FC and Persepolis.
Japan’s Kashima Antlers, Tianjin Quanjian of China PR and Korea Republic clubs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings are the four teams who will be in the East Zone pots.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 2018 AFC Champions League has been filled with drama, excitement, goals and surprises and, after the conclusion of the Round of 16 last week, will now take a three-month break before the eight remaining sides return for the quarter-finals in August.
It’s well documented that Al Duhail have won eight games in a row and are closing in on a tournament record, and that both Baghdad Bounedjah and Youssef El Arabi are the joint top scorers on nine goals.
However, with the competition eight games in, the-AFC.com dives deeper to look back at some of the other stats and facts that stand out after three months that has seen the number of teams reduced from 32 to just eight.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Eight teams will battle it out for AFC Champions League glory after the quarter-finalists were confirmed last week. The-AFC.com looks back at what some of key figures involved in the action had to say.
He’s unbelievable. He’s physically really good and knows how to play football. I’m so sorry because this was his last game for Suwon in 2018 as he’s going to the army team (Sangju Sangmu FC). I’m happy he finished like this, in front of our fans with a big win because of his goals. I hope he will continue to do a good job at Sangju and come back to Suwon to be a key player in the future.
One of the AFC Champions League’s most experienced campaigners, Dejan Damjanovic, hails one of the competition’s young guns, Kim Gun-hee, whose brace on Wednesday helped Suwon Samsung Suwon oust Ulsan Hyundai 3-1 on aggregate.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com has announced that Persepolis' Ahmad Nourollahi is the winner of this week’s Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League Round of 16 after over 650,000 votes were received, the biggest yet on the AFC’s official website.