R16 - 1st Leg: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 0-1 Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

R16 - 1st Leg: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 0-1 Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)

Shanghai: Yokohama F Marinos will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 meeting with Shanghai Port next week after Anderson Lopes earned last year’s runners-up a narrow-but-deserved victory at Pudong Stadium on Tuesday.

Lopes struck in the 30th minute to leave the tie evenly poised ahead of the return at International Stadium in Yokohama next week as the Japanese outfit look to progress to the quarter-final draw for the second season in a row.

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Al Wasl’s Milojevic, Al Sadd’s Sanchez confident of advancing

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Al Wasl’s Milojevic, Al Sadd’s Sanchez confident of advancing

Dubai: Al Wasl head coach Milos Milojevic believes his team were the superior side despite settling for a 1-1 draw against Al Sadd  in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg tie on Monday.

An early Ali Saleh strike was canceled out by a powerful Abdulla Al Yazidi header in the second half leaving both teams with everything to play for next week's second leg in Doha.

Missed chances frustrate Al Nassr’s Pioli; Bozovic praises Esteghlal’s defensive grit

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Missed chances frustrate Al Nassr’s Pioli; Bozovic praises Esteghlal’s defensive grit

Tehran: Al Nassr Club head coach Stefano Pioli expressed dismay over his team's inability to convert their chances in the tense 0-0 draw with Esteghlal FC in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg at the Azadi Stadium on Monday.

Despite missing Cristiano Ronaldo and Aymeric Laporte, Al Nassr dominated large spells of the match and created several clear-cut opportunities without converting, leaving the tie finely balanced with the return leg to be played next week.

Preview - R16 (1st Leg): Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) v Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Preview - R16 (1st Leg): Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) v Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)

Shanghai: Shanghai Shenhua will be confident of victory when they face Kawasaki Frontale in the first leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 tie on Wednesday.

China PR's Shenhua defeated Japan's Frontale 2-0 when the sides met in the League Stage back in October.

Preview - R16 (1st Leg): Vissel Kobe (JPN) v Gwangju FC (KOR)

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Preview - R16 (1st Leg): Vissel Kobe (JPN) v Gwangju FC (KOR)

Kobe: Vissel Kobe will have to rediscover their best form when they welcome Gwangju FC to the Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium for the first leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 tie on Wednesday.

Both sides comfortably qualified for the last 16 stage, with Japan's Vissel finishing fifth and Korea Republic's Gwangju a spot higher.

Preview - QF (1st Leg): Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) v Sharjah FC (UAE)

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Preview - QF (1st Leg): Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) v Sharjah FC (UAE)

Dubai: It will be a clash between the top two teams from the United Arab Emirates when Shabab Al Ahli host Sharjah FC in the first leg of their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 quarter-final on Wednesday.

Shabab Al Ahli are top of the UAE Pro League, perched a comfortable seven points ahead of Sharjah with just nine matches remaining.

Preview - QF (1st Leg): Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) v Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Preview - QF (1st Leg): Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) v Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)

Hiroshima: Sanfrecce Hiroshima will start as overwhelming favourites when they welcome Lion City Sailors to the Hiroshima Soccer Stadium for the first leg of their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 quarter-final on Wednesday.

Japan's Sanfrecce have in cruise mode in their continental challenge and having carried their form into the 2025 J1 League season, will expect a resounding lead to take into next week's return leg.

#ChallengeLeague - Preview: Quarter-finals (1st Leg)

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

#ChallengeLeague - Preview: Quarter-finals (1st Leg)

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Challenge League™ 2024-2025 returns with quarter-final action to be played on Wednesday and Thursday.

The remaining sides will be eager to resume their respective campaigns, with all eight dreaming of achieving continental glory.

The-AFC.com takes a look at what lies ahead for fans across the continent.