Diego Forlan in action during the defeat to Tianjin Quanjian.
Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has told ESPN FC that his Kitchee teammates must change their mentality in the Asian Champions League.
Forlan was signed on a four-month contract for the group stages of the ACL, but was frustrated as two-time champions Jeonbuk Motors thrashed Kitchee 6-0 on Tuesday.
That result came a week after an opening day 3-0 defeat to China’s Tianjin Quanjian.
“I was playing in the Premier League and I was playing in Spain and in Italy, and when we play in the…
Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar was in stellar form as Shanghai SIPG handed Melbourne Victory a 4-1
Brazilian midfielder Oscar was in supreme form for Shanghai SIPG against Melbourne Victory during his team’s 4-1 Asian Champions League win.
Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat believes his side will be challenged by Shanghai’s strong forwards in the AFC Champions League.
Rhys Williams 54th minute equaliser secured a point for Melbourne Victory in the AFC Champions League group stage against Ulsan. They’re playing one of Asia’s best teams in their backyard but Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat pledged to have a go at Shanghai SIPG in their AFC Champions League clash on Tuesday night.
On Tuesday, Muscat’s out-of-form Victory will confront Brazilian trio Oscar, Hulk and Elkeson as well as some top Chinese talent in their second ACL match in a week.
They began with a closely fought 3-3 draw with Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai last Tuesday at AAMI Park.
Muscat wants a similar attacking intensity to their…
Suwon Bluewings’ Dejan Damjanovic struck twice to give Sydney FC the worst possible Champions League start.
Sydney FC brought Melbourne City’s undefeated run to an end with a whopping 4-0 win at AAMI park. It was the wake-up call Graham Arnold said Sydney FC needed, with an opening AFC Champions League loss leaving the A-League champions everything to do in China next week.
The Sky Blues were outscored and ultimately outplayed in Wednesday night’s opening 2-0 loss to Suwon Bluewings.
Last in Group H — albeit with only one of six matches played — they must re-group and aim for three points away to Shanghai Shenhua next week to stay on course for the round of 16.
With Suwon still in their K-League…
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For all the talk of Sydney FC being a shot at lifting the Asian Champions League trophy, they will have to do better than their 2-0 humbling by Suwon Bluewings.
In the Sky Blues’ first continental litmus test over their one-and-a-half seasons of A-League dominance, the reigning champions suffered a first home defeat in almost two years.
They were silenced by a South Korean team still in preseason, thanks to a wonder strike and penalty from former Montenegro international Dejan Damjanovic.
Perhaps…
Rhys Williams 54th minute equaliser secured a point for Melbourne Victory in the AFC Champions League group stage against Ulsan.
A goal from James Troisi in the 83rd couldn’t help Victory find an equaliser as Melbourne fell 2-1 to Brisbane at home. Under-pressure Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat believes he has seen signs of recovery in his side’s battling 3-3 draw with Ulsan Hyundai on Tuesday night.
And one of them might be lanky ex-NPL striker Kenny Athiu.
Victory conceded the lead three times to the South Korean visitors in their AFC Champions League campaign opener.
Each time, they were level within three minutes as Leroy George, twice, and Rhys Williams found the net.
It may not be the three points they might need to progress from…
Elkeson helped Shanghai SIPG defeat Kawasaki Frontale in their opening Champions League game.
Chinese Super League sides Shanghai SIPG and Tianjin Quanjian made winning starts to their Asian Champions League campaigns on Tuesday evening.
Vitor Pereira’s SIPG side had a solitary goal from Brazilian striker Elkeson to thank for their 1-0 win over Japanese champions Kawasaki Frontale as the big-spending side from Shanghai seek to build on last season’s run to the semifinals.
Elkeson’s goal came in the 23rd minute when he controlled the ball on his chest on the edge of the area before firing…
Rhys Williams 54th minute equaliser secured a point for Melbourne Victory in the AFC Champions League group stage against Ulsan.