Europe Wrap: Shomurodov nets brace in Cagliari win; Maeda hits hat-trick for Celtic

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Europe Wrap: Shomurodov nets brace in Cagliari win; Maeda hits hat-trick for Celtic

Kuala Lumpur: Eldor Shomurodov came off the bench at the interval to bag his first goals for Cagliari as the on-loan striker scored twice to help his side defeat Salernitana 4-2 and collect an important victory in their Serie A relegation fight on Saturday.

Daizen Maeda struck a hat-trick for holders Celtic as they defeated Livingston 4-2 on Sunday to advance to the Scottish Cup semi-finals while Son Heung-min scored a goal and assisted two others in England as Tottenham Hotspur kept their UEFA Champions League qualification hopes alive with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa.
 
Socceroos full-back Jordan Bos scored a stunner in Belgium, Iranian winger Mohammad Mohebi bagged a brace for FC Rostov in Russia and Japanese striker Koki Ogawa scored his eighth of the season for NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week. 

Al Ain edge Al Nassr in thriller to book semis spot

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Al Ain edge Al Nassr in thriller to book semis spot

Riyadh: Al Ain booked their place in the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 semi-finals after beating Al Nassr 3-1 on penalties at Al Awwal Park on Monday, after the two teams played out a 4-4 aggregate draw over 90 minutes in Al Ain and 120 minutes in Riyadh.

Having scored the goal which gave the Emirati side a 1-0 advantage in the first leg, Soufiane Rahimi added two more goals in the first half, but Al Nassr bounced back in the second half, before a late Cristiano Ronaldo penalty sent the game into the shootout.

Preview - QF 2nd Leg: Al Ittihad FC (KSA) 0 v 2 Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Preview - QF 2nd Leg: Al Ittihad FC (KSA) 0 v 2 Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Jeddah: Al Ittihad will have to produce the extraordinary if they are to advance past Al Hilal SFC when the two Saudi Arabian sides meet in the second leg of their AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 quarter-final on Tuesday.

Al Hilal won the first leg 2-0 and such has been their form this season that they are the favourites to lift the AFC Champions League trophy for a third time.

Preview - QF 2nd Leg: Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR) 1 v 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR)

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Preview - QF 2nd Leg: Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR) 1 v 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR)

Ulsan: Ulsan Hyundai FC will be confident of getting the better of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors when the two Korea Republic giants meet in the return leg of their AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 quarter-final on Tuesday.

Two-time AFC Champions League winners Ulsan walked away from last week's first leg with a 1-1 draw and will feel that with home ground advantage, a place in the semi-finals is theirs for the taking.

#U20WAC - Vote for your goal of the Group Stage

Mon, 11 Mar, 2024

#U20WAC - Vote for your goal of the Group Stage

Tashkent: The AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 group stage came to a close on Sunday as the cast for the knockout stage was finalised.

The semi-final matches are bound to produce more spectacular action and incredible goals but first, the-AFC.com invites you - the fans - to pick your favourite goal from the group stage.