KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Iranian club Tractor FC will travel to Saudi Arabia for a playoff against Dubai’s Shabab Al Ahly to face Thailand’s Buriram United in the Asian Champions League Elite quarterfinals.
The Asian Football Confederation held a draw on Wednesday to determine the quarterfinal pairings. western zone playoffs it is postponed Because of war in the middle east will be performed in Jeddah on April 13th and 14th.
The Saudi Arabian city will also host the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the tournament from April 16th to 25th.
Vissel Kobe in Japan Saudi Arabia, who finished second in the East Zone, will be drawn on Wednesday to face the winner of a play-off between four-time champions Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Al Sadd of the United Arab Emirates.
Defending champions Al Ahly Saudi will face Qatar’s Al Duhail and Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim for a spot in the quarter-finals.
saudi professional league Champions Al Ittihad will play Al Wahda for a spot in the quarter-finals, and will face Japan’s Machida Zelbia, who topped the East Zone League stage.
AFC Champions League 2 and AFC Challenge League quarter-finals were also postponed due to the Middle East war. The AFC announced on Tuesday that these matches will be played at centralized venues on April 19 and 22, with names to be determined at a later date.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al Nasr is one of the teams participating in the two Asian Champions League competitions.
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