AFC Champions League

Urawa Reds and Shanghai SIPG booked their tickets for the final eight of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.

Al Ain Zlatko Dalic recognises his Al Ain side face an uphill battle to overturn a three-goal deficit and reach the AFC Champions League final.

Esteghlal left it late to claim a 1-0 first-leg win over Al Ain in the AFC Champions League, while Al-Ahli and Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai drew.

Central Coast Mariners The Central Coast Mariners hopes of progressing from their group in the AFC Champions League have suffered a blow as they suffered a 1-0 loss to K-League Classic strugglers FC Seoul.

Givanildo Vieira de Souza Sven-Goran Eriksson's Shanghai SIPG are third in the Chinese Super League, as they prepare for the AFC Champions League quarter-finals.

Lekhwiya Lekhwiya moved into the third qualifying round of the AFC Champions League with a 2-1 win over Al Hadd on Saturday.

Ha Noi TT Ha Noi TandT cruised to a 3-0 triumph over Pune in the first qualifying round of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.

Pohang Steelers South Korean rivals Pohang Steelers and Seoul head into the first leg of Wednesday's AFC Champions League quarter-final in contrasting form.

Urawa Reds are into the AFC Champions League last four after beating J-League rivals Kawasaki Frontale 5-4 on aggregate.

Western Sydney Wanderers Brendan Santalab struck one of the fastest goals in AFC Champions League history but it wasn't enough as Western Sydney's first foray into Asia ended in a 3-1 loss to Ulsan Hyundai.