| AFC Champions League Elite | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Al Ain V/s Al-Hilal
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COMPETITION : | Round 3
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| DATE: | 21-10-2024
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TIME:
| 9:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
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| Al Ain | Lineup |
Possible XI: Eisa (GK); Erik, Autonne, Cardoso, Al-Ahbabi; Park, Traoré; Sanabria, Palacios, Romero; Rahimi. | |
| Al-Hilal | Lineup |
Possible XI: Bono (GK); Lodi, Al Bulaihi, Koulibaly, Al-Shahrani; Milinković-Savić, Neves; Al-Dawsari, Malcom, Cancelo; Mitrovic. | |
Preview: Al Ain Vs Al-Hilal
The hosts had eliminated the Blue Waves from the competition last season:
The AFC Champions League Elite is back and will feature the defending champions, Al Ain taking on Al-Hilal on Matchday 3. Managed by the legendary Argentine striker Hernán Crespo, Al Ain clinched their second-ever AFC Champions League title in 2024. However, in the 2024/25 season, they are yet to register a win in the competition.
The club are currently sixth in their domestic league and are down to 10th spot in their AFC Champions League group B. They have yet to hit their full stride and now could be the perfect time for them to do it.
Al Hilal, on the other hand, are arguably the best team in Asia right now. They have two wins in their opening two matches in the Intercontinental competition. Al-Za’eem have scored eight goals in the tournament so far and have conceded only one.
They are emerging as huge favourites to win the competition this season and extend their record as the team with the most AFC Champions League titles. When these two teams face off on Monday, you can expect a very intense game with many goals and exciting moments. We will see two of the best in Asia go up against each other, and that makes this an unmissable game.
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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.
