| AFC Champions League Elite | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Al-Nassr V/s Al Rayyan
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COMPETITION : | Round 2
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| DATE: | 30-09-2024
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TIME:
| 11:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Al -Awwal Park
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| Al-Nassr | Lineup |
Possible XI: Krepski (GK); Al Ghanam, Lajami, Simakan, Al Najdi; Ali, Otavio; Angelo, Wesley, Ghareeb; Mane. | |
| Al Rayyan | Lineup |
Possible XI: Victor (GK); Brenet, Amaro, Garcia, Shehata; Pereira, Hatem, De Sart, Trezeguet; Guedes, Bencharki. | |
Preview: Al-Nassr Vs Al Rayyan
Knight of Najd are cooking under Stefano Pioli’s leadership:
Al-Nassr are starting to look like a well-drilled side ever since Stefano Pioli took charge of the team. Knight of Najd’s are currently placed third in the league and are just a point behind league leaders Al-Ittihad. They have secured three consecutive wins on the road. This match against the Qatari side in the AFC Champions League is a wonderful opportunity to rest some players and give the others some much-needed game time. Hopefully, they can secure their first win in the competition in this game.
Al-Rayyan haven’t been at their best form this season as they find themselves in the ninth spot in the Qatar Stars League. The team have managed to win just once in the last six matches highlighting their inconsistency. Nicolas Cordova’s side has also lost their first match against Al-Nassr’s rivals in the league Al Hilal and now faces another difficult challenge..
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About AFC Champions League Elite:
History
The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
Introduced in 1967 as the Asian Champion Club Tournament, the competition rebranded as AFC Champions League in 2002 following the merger of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. It was rebranded again in 2024 to its current name.
A total of 24 clubs compete in the league stage of the competition, divided into East and West regions (12 teams each). The winner of the AFC Champions League Elite qualifies for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and also for the next edition of the AFC Champions League Elite league stage if they have not already qualified through their domestic performance.
The most successful club in the competition is Al-Hilal with a total of four titles. Al Ain are the current champions, having beaten Yokohama F. Marinos in the 2024 final.
