US EditionAl-Ahli wins its first Asian Champions League title
- Kawasaki Frontale secured a 3-2 victory over Al-Nassr on Wednesday in Jeddah, earning their place in the AFC Champions League final.
- The semi-final followed Kawasaki's extra-time win over Al-Sadd and saw them face a favored Al-Nassr led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane.
- Tatsuya Ito scored early for Kawasaki, Yuto Ozeki and Akihiro Ienaga added goals, while Al-Nassr's Mane and Ayman Yahya responded but failed to force extra time.
- Ito remarked that competing alongside star players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane from Al-Nassr felt surreal, comparing the experience to being inside a video game.
- Kawasaki's win eliminates Al-Nassr from the tournament, extending their wait for the title and highlighting challenges despite Ronaldo's 23 league goals.
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Disappointing debut season drove Mahrez in Al Ahli's Asian title push
JEDDAH: Al Ahli winger Riyad Mahrez said he was driven to lead his Saudi Pro League side to the Asian Champions League (ACL) Elite title by a barren first season at the Jeddah-based club as the Algerian added another trophy to his packed resume on Saturday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli claim first Asian Champions League Elite title in club history
Al Ahli won their first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite title after beating Kawasaki Frontale of Japan 2-0 in the final on Saturday.The star-studded Jeddah club, playing at home in front of 60,000 fans at King Abdullah Sports
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Al-Ahli wins its first Asian Champions League title
Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia has won its first AFC Champions League Elite title after beating Kawasaki Frontale of Japan 2-0 in the final. The star-studded Jeddah team, playing at home in front of 60,000 fans at King Abdullah Sports City…
Mahrez aims to land first Asian Champions League for Al Ahli
Riyad Mahrez has vowed Al Ahli will "fight for every second" to deliver a first Asian Champions League trophy for the Saudi club, when they contest the final against Japan's Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday. Al Ahli, effectively the home team since the final stages have taken place in Jeddah, are competing in the showpiece for a second time in the Champions League era having lost to South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai in 2012. However, they remain unbeaten…
'Facing Ronaldo like video game'
Kawasaki Frontale's Tatsuya Ito compared lining up beside Cristiano Ronaldo before their Asian Champions League Elite semi-final to being in "a video game" as the J-League outfit handed the Saudi club a 3-2 defeat to progress to the final. Ito shrugged off any sense of being starstruck to open the scoring in spectacular fashion in the 10th minute at Jeddah's King Abdullah Sports City Stadium to send Kawasaki on their way to a place in Saturday's…
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