Al Nassr Cristiano Ronaldo are one of three great spending Saudi Arab clubs hunting the AFC League celebration champions on house ground when finishing stones start starting on Friday.

The desert nation hosts the quarterfinals, premixinals and finals of the company Premier Club – given the new look and format this year as a AFC Champions League – from 25. to 3. May in Jeddah.

Saudi clubs that rich in cash filled the stars from Europe, which means Jeddach’s Al Ahli Plus Riyadh Clubs Al Hilal and Al Nassr Are among the favorites that the trophy raised 3. May at 62,000 King capacity Abdullah’s sports stadium.

Saudi teams dominated the stages of the West Zone, and Al Hlal and Al Ahli was both undefeated in eight games and Ronaldo‘S Al Nassr next best because they filled the first three places.

Portugal’s Ronaldo, former Manchester United and Real Madrid The star, still goes strongly between the age of 40 and has seven goals in the competition this season because it is requested to win its first League of the AFC Championship in a twilight career.

Coach Al Nassr Stefano Pioli believes that last year she lost in the quarterfinals last year, he can go all the way.

“I always have a great trust in the players for our hard work in training” said the former AC Milan Boss.

“Sometimes the results don’t make us justice, but we know we’re on the right track.”

First his side must Overcome last year’s losers, Yokohama F-Marinos Japan, who are in a crisis after ejection of managers Steve Holland Last week less than four months after the former English assistant is in Gareth Southgate took responsibility.

Yokohama are the bottom of J.League with only one win from 12 matches, but they covered the east zone, then beat Chinese champions Shanghai Port 5-1 on the aggregate in the last 16.

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“Things didn’t go well for us, but that’s what we do next”, Yokohama Middle Riku Yamane He said after the defeat in their first match under the Provisional Manager Patrick Kisnorbo last week.

“We have to all be on the same page about how we want to play, including small details.”

The winners will meet or another Japanese club, Kawasaki FrontaleOr Al Sadd Katara in the semifinals.

Al Hillal, which seek to become Asian records for records that stretches the fifth time, face South Korean debitants Gwangju.

Saudi champions have released Brazilian superstars Neymar go back to Santos But I can still call the salt of the Caliber of Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović and Portuguese couple Joao Cancelo and Ruben is famous.

“Al Hilal is a good team, such as most western teams and to be honest, better than the teams from the east,” DDAN NINGS from traces.

“But we’re not afraid and we’ll fight for defies chances and make sure we do everything we can compete against them.”

Al Ahli also has an embarrassment of wealth, including the former Premier League forward Ivan Toney, Roberto firmino And Riyadh Mahrez.

They face Thailand Buriram United In addition to winning the potential freshwrite of the Saudi semifinal against Al Hlal.

“Holding the finals in Jeddah will help us, and we will give everything we have to win the title” said former Manchester City Attacks Mahrez.