Belmadi eyes glory after Al Duhail seal League Stage berth

Doha: Al Duhail SC head coach Djamel Belmadi has eyes fixed on winning silverware this season after the Qatari side booked their place in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 League Stage with a 3-2 win over Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan FC on Tuesday.

Seo vows that Chengdu will hold their own against Asia’s best

Chengdu: Head coach Seo Jung-won was delighted to see his Chengdu Rongcheng FC side reach the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 League Stage, hailing his players sharpness in the 3-0 win against Bangkok United on Tuesday.

PS - Al Duhail SC (QAT) 3-2 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan FC (IRN)

Al Rayyan: Qatar Stars League side Al Duhail overturned an early deficit to hand Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan FC a 3-2 defeat in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 Preliminary Stage on Tuesday.

PS - Chengdu Rongcheng FC (CHN) 3-0 Bangkok United (THA)

Chengdu: Chengdu Rongcheng secured their place in the League Stage of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 on Tuesday with Seo Jung-won’s hosts scoring twice in three second half minutes on their way to a 3-0 win over Bangkok United in their preliminary stage showdown.

PS - Al-Karamah SC (SYR) 0-1 Bashundhara Kings (BAN)

Doha: An Emmanuel Sunday strike secured Bashundhara Kings progress into the AFC Challenge League™ 2025/26 after the Bangladesh side edged Syria’s Al-Karamah SC 1-0 in their Preliminary Stage tie on Tuesday.

PS - FC Abdysh-Ata (KGZ) 5-2 Hutteen SC (SYR)

Bishkek: A dominant performance from FC Abdysh-Ata saw the Kyrgyz Republic side overpower Hutteen SC 5-2 in their AFC Challenge League™ 2025/26 Preliminary Stage clash on Tuesday.