In the early morning of the 23rd, Beijing time, the AFC Champions League continued, and in the last two games, the two Saudi leagues Riyadh Crescent and Jeddah jointly advanced to the top 8, so that a total of 3 Saudi Arabian teams entered the top 8 and became the biggest winners. In East Asia, two South Korean teams advanced to the quarterfinals, and the Chinese Super League relied on Shandong Taishan to barely save face.
West Asia: Riyadh Crescent 3-1 Sepahan Jeddah United 2-1 Namangan New Year
Influenced by Ronaldo's joining the Saudi league, the Saudi league this season can be described as star-studded. Riyadh Crescent has spent more than 300 million euros to bring in stars such as Neymar, Mitrovic, Malcom, Milinkovic, Neves, Koulibaly, Lodi, Bounou, and Jeddah United has also invested heavily in bringing in stars, Benzema, Jota, Romarinho, Kante, Fabinho.
In the first leg of the contest, Riyadh Crescent won 3-1 away and took the lead. Back at home, Riyadh Crescent defeated Sepahan 3-1, and advanced to the top 8 of the AFC Champions League with a total score of 6-2 over the two legs, winning 23 consecutive victories in all competitions!
Jeddah United drew 0-0 away at Namangan in the first leg. The second leg was at home and they played hard. In the first half, Karim Benzema scored an own goal, Jeddah United fell behind on the road, but fortunately Hamed equalised. In the second half, Tabatadze had a strange own goal, and in the end, Jeddah United defeated Namangan New Year 2-1 at home, and eliminated the opponent with an aggregate score of 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The other two teams in the West Asia zone are Cristiano Ronaldo's Riyadh Victory and UAE side Al Ain.
East Asia:
Shandong Taishan eliminated Kawasaki Frontale with an aggregate score of 6-5 and became the only Chinese Super League team to reach the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League, and the opponent in the 1 4 finals was Yokohama Marinos, who met twice in the group stage this season, and Taishan was double-killed.
And the two South Korean teams, Jeonbuk Hyundai and Ulsan Hyundai, will stage the Korean derby in the 1 4 finals.
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Shandong Taishan vs Yokohama Mariners February**Dynamic Incentive Plan
Jeonbuk Hyundai vs Ulsan Hyundai.
Al Ain vs Riyadh Victory.
Riyadh Crescent vs Jeddah United.