AFC Champions League
The-AFC.com looks back at what some of those involved had to say after their Matchday Two encounters.
It was an AFC Champions League Matchday Two to remember for Neymar after he scored his first goal for Al Hilal as the Riyadh giants defeated Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 at Azadi Stadium.
“Good game from everyone on the team! Happy to have scored my first AFC Champions League goal! We keep winning!”
It was a memorable Matchday for more than one Saudi Arabia-based superstar as Cristiano Ronaldo marked his first goal in Asia’s most prestigious club tournament, netting the equaliser for Al Nassr in their 3-1 comeback win over FC Istiklol.
Head coach Esteban Solari was proud of his Johor Darul Ta’zim players' response after going behind to BG Pathum United in Tuesday’s AFC Champions League Group I tie.
#ACL - Group I | BG Pathum United (THA) 2-4 Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS)
Matchwinner Kota Mizunuma said teamwork was the catalyst for Yokohama F. Marinos’ hard-fought 1-0 win against China PR’s Shandong Taishan FC on Tuesday.
Breathtaking football took Al Ain past Ahal FC in their Group A tie, with head coach Alfred Schreuder saying Tuesday's performance was the best his players have played so far this season.
"It felt great, it’s been about 19 years since I’ve scored for this club so I’m happy to help the boys win! The celebration was for my mother-in-law who recently passed. Seeing her go through the fight with cancer, and the strength she showed, gave me the strength today. I dedicate the goal to her, and I know she was watching me from above today.”
Melbourne City goalscorer Aziz Behich dedicated his goal against Zhejiang FC to the recent passing of his mother-in-law. The A-League side secured a 2-1 away win in China.
Al Duhail SC head coach Hernan Crespo admitted his team did not play well in a 1-0 home defeat to Persepolis that sees the Qatari side’s challenge of reaching the knockout stages become more complicated.
Despite Bangkok United’s 100 percent start to the competition, with four more matches to be played and only the top spot guaranteed a place in the Round of 16, head coach Totchtawan Sripan said all the teams still have a chance and his Thai club will not be letting up anytime soon.
