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These matches will be held as single legs on April 13th and 14th, prior to the final stage of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champions Al Ahly are scheduled to face Qatar&#8217;s Al Duhail, while four-time champions Al Hilal are scheduled to face Al Sadd. UAE&#8217;s Shabab Al Ahly will face Iran&#8217;s Tractor FC, while Al Wahda will take on Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad.<\/p>\n<p>Jeddah has already been scheduled to host the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, with matches to be held from April 16th to 25th.<\/p>\n<p>Last 16 games in the east of the draw <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Already played<\/span>Japan&#8217;s Vissel Kobe and Machida Zelvia faced Thailand&#8217;s Buriram United and Malaysia&#8217;s Johor Darul Ta&#8217;zim in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>The draw for the quarter-finals will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s Saudi club Al Nasr<\/span> is one of the teams participating in the two Asian Champions League competitions.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/asian-champions-league-matches-rescheduled-5fc05430f437b1f6df509192c6358e2b\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) \u2014 Four Asian Champions League Elite Series have been held. postponed Because of war in the middle east The Asian Football Confederation announced on Tuesday that the tournament will be moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, next month for a single-leg match. 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