Tashkent: Flamarion scored the only goal of the game as Pakhtakor stunned Al Hilal SFC 1-0 in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg tie at the JAR Stadium on Tuesday.
R16 - 1st Leg: Al Rayyan SC (QAT) 1-3 Al Ahli Saudi FC (KSA)
Al Rayyan: Al Ahli Saudi FC took a huge step towards the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 after defeating Al Rayyan 3-1 in their Round of 16 first leg tie at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Tuesday.
R16 - 1st Leg: Buriram United FC (THA) 0-0 Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS)
Buriram: Buriram United and Johor Darul Ta’zim will go into the second leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 clash next week with nothing between them after the pair played out a tense 0-0 draw at Buriram Stadium on Tuesday.
R16 - 1st Leg: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 0-1 Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)
Shanghai: Yokohama F Marinos will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 meeting with Shanghai Port next week after Anderson Lopes earned last year’s runners-up a narrow-but-deserved victory at Pudong Stadium on Tuesday.
Al Wasl’s Milojevic, Al Sadd’s Sanchez confident of advancing
Dubai: Al Wasl head coach Milos Milojevic believes his team were the superior side despite settling for a 1-1 draw against Al Sadd in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg tie on Monday.
Tehran: Al Nassr Club head coach Stefano Pioli expressed dismay over his team's inability to convert their chances in the tense 0-0 draw with Esteghlal FC in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg at the Azadi Stadium on Monday.
Preview - R16 (1st Leg): Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) v Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)
Shanghai: Shanghai Shenhua will be confident of victory when they face Kawasaki Frontale in the first leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 tie on Wednesday.
Preview - R16 (1st Leg): Vissel Kobe (JPN) v Gwangju FC (KOR)
Kobe: Vissel Kobe will have to rediscover their best form when they welcome Gwangju FC to the Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium for the first leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 tie on Wednesday.
Preview - QF (1st Leg): Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) v Sharjah FC (UAE)
Dubai: It will be a clash between the top two teams from the United Arab Emirates when Shabab Al Ahli host Sharjah FC in the first leg of their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 quarter-final on Wednesday.
Preview - QF (1st Leg): Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) v Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)
Hiroshima: Sanfrecce Hiroshima will start as overwhelming favourites when they welcome Lion City Sailors to the Hiroshima Soccer Stadium for the first leg of their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 quarter-final on Wednesday.
Europe Wrap: Shomurodov shines; Iredale, Nieuwenhof and Asano grab first goals
Kuala Lumpur: Australia’s Jack Iredale and Calem Nieuwenhof as well as Japan’s Takuma Asano made it a week to remember as they bagged their first goals this season for Hibernian and Hearts in the Scottish Premiership and Mallorca in the La Liga respectively.