UAE’s Al-Ain has advanced to the final of the Asian Champions League after overcoming Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia with a 5-4 aggregate victory in the semifinals. Despite Al-Hilal’s 2-1 victory in the second leg, they were unable to overturn the 4-2 deficit from the first leg, marking the fourth Saudi Pro League club to be eliminated from the knockout stages since February.
Harry Kewell, former Liverpool winger, believes his Yokohama F. Marinos team can replicate the magic of his 2005 Istanbul triumph with Liverpool and achieve greatness in the Asian Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Despite suffering an early injury in the legendary Champions League final, Kewell played a pivotal role in Liverpool’s historic comeback victory over AC Milan. Now, as manager of Yokohama F. Marinos, Kewell seeks to guide his team to similar heights in continental competition.
