AFC Champions League Elite reaches semi-final stage with Al Ahli chasing home win
April 20 – The AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals kick off tonight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with Japan’s Vissel Kobe facing Saudi giants Al Ahli in the King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium.
Al Ahli came from behind to beat the Malaysian challenge of Johur Dorul Ta’zim 2-1 to qualify for the next round and continue their defence of the Champions League title they won last year against Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale.
This year the Japanese opposition is Vissel Kobe who shattered Qatari side Al Sadd’s dreams with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win.
“We need a really solid defence, we also need a strong offensive, this is always important in such a match,” said head coach Mattias Jasslie who will be without defender Ali Majrashi who is suspended following his red card against JDT.
“We’re now in the semi-finals in the AFC Champions League Elite and that means every opponent is really strong. We need to bring all our weapons on the pitch. We need to deliver at our best level and then the chance is there to reach the final.”
Al Ahli will have the advantage of passionate home support in the sold out stadium.
Vissel Kobe coach Michael Skibbe is confident his players will not be overawed “We are playing against a very, very strong opponent… It will be very crowded in the stadium. It’s a big stadium but we are very well prepared for the match and we’d like to show our best Vissel Kobe performance.
“It will be very nice to have an audience like this. This is why we are playing football, to have such nice experiences…But my team knows how it is with a lot of fans in the stadium and because of this we will be motivated very well and it will be a very nice atmosphere.
“Everybody’s ready to play, everybody is motivated and I think we will have a very strong Vissel team.”
Tomorrow night Japan’s FC Machida Zelvia will face the UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli in the second semi-final in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
The Japanese beat the Saudi challenge of Al Ittihad 1-0 in their quarter final. It took extra time for Shabab Al Ahli to overcome the spirited Buriram United from Thailand 3-2.
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