Melbourne City Eyeing ACL Win

Melbourne City eyeing ACL win

A Melbourne City side yet to start its A-League season faces a tough AFC Champions League Elite clash against a match-hardened Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

AFC Champions League Elite - Preview: Melbourne City FC (AUS) v Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)

Melbourne: Melbourne City FC will brace themselves for a tough match when they host Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their opening AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 tie on Tuesday.

Melbourne City's lucrative ACL Elite campaign begins TOMORROW & it features 2 reunions

Melbourne City will kick-off their 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite campaign against a Japanese powerhouse and a familiar face. The Isuzu UTE A-League champions welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima to Melbourne’s AAMI Park for the match-day one fixture on Tuesday. The midweek clash marks, not only the start of the ACL Elite League Phase but a pair of reunions. Former City star Tolgay returns to Melbourne with the J1 League side, while current City head…