How Matthias Jaissle weathered a storm to take Al-Ahli to the AFC Champions League Elite final
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Players behind Jaissle says Ibanez after Al-Ahli reach Asian final
JEDDAH :Defender Roger Ibanez said Al-Ahli's players were fully behind head coach Matthias Jaissle after the Jeddah-based side reached the final of the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday, three months after the German was widely expected to be sacked.
Al-Ahli down Al-Hilal to reach Asian Champions League final
JEDDAH :Al-Ahli secured a 3-1 win over 10-man Al-Hilal to win the battle of the Saudi Pro League sides in Jeddah on Tuesday, booking a place in Saturday's final of the Asian Champions League Elite to keep their dream of a first continental title alive.
Al-Hilal’s Jorge Jesus plays down foreign player advantage ahead of AFC Champions League semifinal against Al-Ahli
JEDDAH: Al-Hilal manager Jorge Jesus says that Al-Ahli’s larger contingent of foreign players will not be a decisive factor when the two sides meet in the AFC Elite Champions League semifinal in Jeddah on Tuesday.
Cancelo ruled out of Al-Hilal's Asian Champions League semi with Al-Ahli
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Riyad Mahrez And Roberto Firmino Propel Al Ahli Into Asian Semis
Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino helped fire Al Ahli into an all-Saudi Arabian AFC Champions League Elite semi-final after the Jeddah club beat Thailand's Buriram United 3-0 on Saturday. Effectively playing as hosts since the quarter-finals to final are staged in Jeddah, Al Ahli needed only four minutes to take the lead at King Abdullah Sports City. Captain Firmino slid the ball through to Mahrez, who rifled his right-footed shot past Neil Etheridge in the Buriram goal.
Al-Ahli down Buriram to set up all-Saudi Asian Champions League semi
JEDDAH :Al-Ahli handed Thailand's Buriram United a 3-0 defeat in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League Elite in Jeddah on Saturday, with victory setting up an all-Saudi Pro League semi-final against Al-Hilal next Tuesday.
Coach Jaissle cautions Al-Ahli ahead of Buriram United clash
JEDDAH :Al-Ahli coach Matthias Jaissle has warned his players against complacency when the heavily favoured Saudi Pro League side take on Buriram United in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League Elite in Jeddah on Saturday.