Round of 16 2nd Leg – West: What They Said

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Round of 16 2nd Leg – West: What They Said

Kuala Lumpur: The number of contenders for the 2019 AFC Champions League crown is down to just eight after the completion of the Round of 16 in the West last week.

There was no shortage of drama in the four fixtures which saw a come-from-behind victory, some fabulous goals and domestic bragging rights earned. Here's what those involved had to say.

ACL 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Giuliano (Al Nassr)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Giuliano (Al Nassr)

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com has announced that Al Nassr's Giuliano is the winner of this week’s Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for the 2019 AFC Champions League Round of 16 second legs in the West.

Photo: Al Sadd

ACL 2019 Round of 16 Second Leg – West: Toyota Player of the Week

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL 2019 Round of 16 Second Leg – West: Toyota Player of the Week

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Kuala Lumpur: Romarinho has been named as the Toyota Player of the Week after the striker scored twice in Al Ittihad’s 4-3 victory over Zobahan on Monday to help his side advance to their first AFC Champions League quarter-finals since 2014 following a 6-4 aggregate win.

With Al Ittihad already 2-1 up, the Brazilian showed a goalscorer’s instinct to tuck home from close in on 64 minutes to effectively kill the tie off, before he added his brace six minutes later by finishing off a neat team move.

The 28-year-old’s goals came from four shots and three on target, while his passing accuracy was just under 85 percent as he earned a rating of 8.9.

Romarinho, who will return to the quarter-finals for the first time since reaching the last eight with Qatar’s El Jaish in 2016, now has five goals to his name in the 2019 AFC Champions League.

Al Hilal SFC complete last eight cast

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Al Hilal SFC complete last eight cast

Riyadh: Al Hilal SFC rounded off the eight teams in the 2019 AFC Champions League quarter-finals despite suffering a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Al Ahli Saudi FC in the second leg of the Round of 16 on Tuesday. A 4-3 aggregate score means Al Hilal are set to face arch-rivals Al Ittihad in the next round.

Bringing to an end a five-match winless run in the AFC Champions League knock-out stage was a must if Al Ahli were to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2013.

Furthermore, it needed to come with a three-goal difference to overturn the 4-2 defeat from the home first leg.

Al Sadd through to quarter-finals

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Al Sadd through to quarter-finals

Doha: An action-packed encounter at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium saw Al Sadd SC qualify for the 2019 AFC Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over rivals Al Duhail SC, securing a 4-2 aggregate victory on Tuesday.

Only one of the two Qatari sides could make it back-to-back AFC Champions League quarter-finals, and Al Sadd had the relative advantage going into the Tuesday fixture, having scored an away goal in the 1-1 draw at Al Duhail’s ground last week.

They will face Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr in the quarter-finals, scheduled for August 26 and September 16.

Al Nassr power into quarter-finals

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Al Nassr power into quarter-finals

Abu Dhabi: Al Nassr walked away with the quarter-final ticket at the expense of Al Wahda after a thrilling 3-2 victory in the second leg of the 2019 AFC Champions League Round of 16 gave them a 4-3 aggregate win on Monday.

Al Nassr's win means they will face Qatar's Al Duhail SC or Al Sadd SC in the quarter-finals, which will be played on August 26 and September 16.

Al Ittihad book quarter-final spot

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Al Ittihad book quarter-final spot

Doha: Fans at Grand Hamad Stadium were treated to a fine display of attacking football as Al Ittihad and Zobahan played out a seven-goal thriller with the Saudis emerging 4-3 winners in the second leg of their 2019 AFC Champions League Round of 16 encounter to guarantee themselves a place in the quarter-finals.

Having won the first leg 2-1, the two-time continental champions advanced with a 6-4 aggregate score and have set up an all-Saudi quarter-final clash with one of their arch-rivals Al Hilal or Al Ahli. The two sides face-off in Riyadh on Tuesday.