The second leg of the semi-finals in the AFC Champions League in midweek will be contested between Riyadh Crescent in West Asia and UAE giants Al Ain, and the winner of the two legs will advance to the AFC Champions League final, where they will face the winner of Ulsan Hyundai and Yokohama Mariners in East Asia for the ultimate showdown of this season's AFC Champions League. Riyadh Crescent are the biggest favourites to win the AFC Champions League, this game Riyadh Crescent defeated Al Ain 2-1 at home, but in the first leg Crescent lost 2-4 away to Al Ain, so the aggregate score was eliminated by Al Ain, who advanced to the final thrillingly.
Less than a minute into the game, the referee awarded a penalty to the home team, Riyadh Crescent's Michael was brought down in the box, and then Ruben Neves converted the penalty, Riyadh Crescent ushered in a dream start, but the aggregate score was still behind. However, in the 12th minute, Ain's side equalized the score, Yahya assisted Eric to equalize, and Crescent had to chase two more goals to draw with their opponent. In the second half, Saudi Arabia international Sawadari's goal gave Crescent hope a look, but then Crescent did not score again, but the opponent's two goals were blown by Palacios, otherwise Crescent would have lost by a bigger score, and Crescent Moon was eliminated with an aggregate score of 4-5.
The Riyadh Crescent team has a large number of big-name stars, including Neves, Malcolm and Milinkovic among the starters, and the starting lineup is worth as much as 133 million euros. The opponent Ain is also a giant in the United Arab Emirates, mainly UAE internationals, and there are also some powerful foreign aids, with a total starting value of about 23 million euros, which is only a fraction of the Riyadh Crescent. However, Ain was not eliminated because of his low value, but they eliminated the biggest favorite to win the tournament, which was a big upset in this tournament, and superstar Neymar did not help Crescent.
The reason why Riyadh Crescent is the favorite to win this AFC Champions League is not only because of the many superstars in the team, the highest value, but also in the quarter-finals they also eliminated Riyadh Victory with Cristiano Ronaldo and other superstars, and they are also the top of the Saudi league this season, far ahead of other teams. Although Ain is also a traditional giant in the AFC Champions League, the Saudi League's Jinyuan football has not affected them, and Ain is still a relatively civilian lineup. Now that the "civilian" team has eliminated the Jin Yuan giants, Ronaldo has also been eliminated very unjustly.
If Riyadh Crescent advances to the final, then there should be no suspense in this AFC Champions League, after all, the East Asian region is also a "civilian" team in comparison. Now that UAE Al Ain has advanced to the finals, the suspense of the finals is even greater, whether it is Yokohama Mariners or Ulsan Hyundai, they all have the strength to fight with it. Ulsan Hyundai defeated Yokohama Mariners 1-0 in the first leg and returned to Yokohama's home stadium in the second leg, and there is also a big suspense of promotion.