Firmino, Mendy and Mahrez bask in glory of historic UEFA-AFC Champions League double
Three of Al Ahli's biggest stars have become the first players to win both the UEFA and AFC Champions League.
Three of Al Ahli's biggest stars have become the first players to win both the UEFA and AFC Champions League.
After losing two finals previously, Al Ahli are finally champions of Asia after beating Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli beat Japan's Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 to win the Asian Champions League Elite title for the first time at a raucous King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.
Al Ahli and Kawasaki Frontale chase their first continental crown in the AFC Champions League Elite final at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
Coming up against Al Nassr's expensively-assembled squad in the ACL Elite final will hardly faze Kawasaki Frontale.
Providing the ACL Elite with a breath of fresh air, Kawasaki Frontale might just be the unlikeliest of title contenders.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr's dream of reaching the ACL Elite final has come to an end -- so where did it go wrong?
Cristiano Ronaldo's wait for a major trophy in Saudi Arabia is set to continue as Al-Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki Frontale in the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr were meant to be the star act of the ACL Elite -- only to be upstaged by Kawasaki Frontale.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr were dumped out of the Asian Champions League Elite as Japan's Kawasaki Frontale spectacularly ripped up the script with a 3-2 semifinal victory on Wednesday to reach the continental final for the first time.
Al Ahli's victory over Al Hilal in the ACL Elite semifinals might just have been a case of substance trumping style.
Record four-time champions Al Hilal have been eliminated from the AFC Champions League Elite by a 3-1 loss to Al Ahli.
Al Ahli beat 10-man Al Hilal in a battle of Saudi Pro League sides in Jeddah on Tuesday to earn a spot in Saturday's Asian Champions League final.
A Cristiano Ronaldo-led Al Nassr are favourites to reach the ACL Elite final but Kawasaki Frontale have ideas of their own.
The AFC Champions League Elite semifinals could be decided by a solitary moment -- or even a single player.
Al Hilal have confirmed João Cancelo will miss the rest of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals through injury.
Kawasaki Frontale are the sole source of resistance to Saudi Arabian dominance in the ACL Elite Finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo led Saudi Arabian team Al-Nassr to a 4-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Elite on Saturday.
Here's all you need to know about the newly-introduced AFC Champions League Elite Finals, which kick off on Friday.
A Singaporean club is through to a continental final. What would this look like on the European stage?
The draw for the inaugural AFC Champions League Elite Finals was held on Monday and delivered tantalising East-West ties.
Two of Southeast Asia's brighest prospects came up head to head in the AFC Champions League Elite on Tuesday.
JDT's wait to reach the last eight of Asian football's premier club competition will go on for another season.
Sydney FC chief Mark Aubrey believes football can play a big role in growing Australian ties in Asia.
Group East | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 18 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 15 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +8 | 14 |
Gwangju FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 14 |
Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 13 |
Buriram United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 12 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 10 |
Shanghai Port | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 8 |
Pohang Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
Ulsan Hyundai | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -12 | 3 |
Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
Shandong Taishan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group West | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Al Hilal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 22 |
Al Ahli | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 22 |
Al Nassr | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 17 |
Al Sadd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
Al Wasl | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
Esteghlal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
Al Rayyan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
Persepolis | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
Al Gharafa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
Al-Shorta | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 6 |
Al-Ain | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 2 |