Preview - QF (1st Leg): Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) v Sharjah FC (UAE)

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

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.

Shabab Al Ahli are top of the UAE Pro League, perched a comfortable seven points ahead of Sharjah with just nine matches remaining.

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Preview - QF (1st Leg): Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) v Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

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.

Japan's Sanfrecce have in cruise mode in their continental challenge and having carried their form into the 2025 J1 League season, will expect a resounding lead to take into next week's return leg.

Preview - QF (1st Leg): Tractor FC (IRN) v Al Taawoun FC (KSA)

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Preview - QF (1st Leg): Tractor FC (IRN) v Al Taawoun FC (KSA)

Tabriz: Tractor FC will expect a resounding victory when they host Al Taawoun FC in the first leg of their AFC Champions League Two™2024/25 quarter-final on Tuesday.

It will be a first meeting for the two sides with Islamic Republic of Iran's Tractor enjoying good form while Al Taawoun are stuck in mid-table in the Saudi Pro League.

R16 - 1st Leg: Al Wasl FC (UAE) 1-1 Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

R16 - 1st Leg: Al Wasl FC (UAE) 1-1 Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Dubai: Al Wasl FC and Al Sadd SC have it all to play for after they settled for a 1-1 stalemate in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg tie on Monday.

Ali Saleh gave the United Arab Emirates side an early lead but a thumping Abdulla Al Yazidi header in the second half ensured a share of the spoils for Qatar's Al Sadd, leaving both with a chance to make the quarter-finals.

R16 - 1st Leg: Esteghlal FC (IRN) 0-0 Al Nassr Club (KSA)

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

R16 - 1st Leg: Esteghlal FC (IRN) 0-0 Al Nassr Club (KSA)

Tehran: Esteghlal FC and Al Nassr Club settled for a 0-0 stalemate in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg at the Azadi Stadium on Monday.

Both sides had chances but failed to finish with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr to host Islamic Republic of Iran's Esteghlal in the return leg on March 11.

#ChallengeLeague - Preview: Quarter-finals (1st Leg)

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

#ChallengeLeague - Preview: Quarter-finals (1st Leg)

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Challenge League™ 2024-2025 returns with quarter-final action to be played on Wednesday and Thursday.

The remaining sides will be eager to resume their respective campaigns, with all eight dreaming of achieving continental glory.

The-AFC.com takes a look at what lies ahead for fans across the continent.

Europe Wrap: Shomurodov shines; Iredale, Nieuwenhof and Asano grab first goals

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

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.

Asano’s compatriot Daizen Maeda, Korea Republic’s Yang Hyun-jun and Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov also led several other Asian stars in scoring and making goals across Europe.
 
Follow the-AFC.com as we look at what Asia’s finest have been up to in Europe this past week.