Al Ain

Tony Popovic The Western Sydney Wanderers must overturn a two-goal deficit if they are to progress to the AFC Champions League quarter-finals.

Luka Modric Santiago Solari celebrated his first trophy as Real Madrid's coach with a 4-1 defeat of Al Ain in the Club World Cup final.

Al Ahli Al Ahli maintained their perfect start to the new UAE Pro League season as they cruised to a 2-0 win at Al Nasr on Thursday.

Luka Modric After opening the scoring for Real Madrid in their Club World Cup final win, Luka Modric pledged to fire at goal more often.

Al Ain took a big step toward the knockout stages in Group C, while Al Hilal became the first team to book their ticket for the next round.

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers want to improve the A-League's standing in Asia even more as they look to defend their AFC Champions League title.

Al Ahli Al Nasr and Al Ahli closed the gap at the top of the Arabian Gulf League as leaders Al Wahda were held to a 2-2 draw by Al Wasl.

Al Hilal Nasser Al-Shamrani had a hand in all three goals as Al Hilal beat Al Ain 3-0 to put one foot in the AFC Champions League final.

Al Ain Asamoah Gyan's brace helped Al Ain to a 3-1 win over Tractor Sazi to send them to the top of Group C in the AFC Champions League.

Neither Al Ain nor Al Hilal could break the deadlock in a hotly-contested AFC Champions League quarter-final first leg on Monday.