Sultan Al Ali (Dubai)
The round of 16 of the Asian Champions League will witness an exceptional Japanese confrontation in the east between the top and the bottom, where Yokohama Marinos will face the Vissel Kobe team for the ticket to the quarter-finals.
Yokohama Marinos enters the confrontation today, leading the Japanese League with 48 points, and a difference of 5 from the second competitor, with an additional match remaining for him, which may increase the difference to 8 points.
It is distinguished by its strong attack, which scored 51 goals in 24 matches, while the second most powerful attack scored only 37 goals.
The Brazilian striker Leonardo Pereira leads the league’s top scorer with 10 goals, while on the defensive side, he comes in eighth place with 27 goals!
On the other hand, Vissel Kobe is in 16th place among the positions threatened by relegation, as he collected only 24 points in 25 rounds, and scored only 23 goals throughout the season in 12th place, at the level of attacking lines, and is considered the fifth weakest defense in the league by receiving it. 32 goals.
Everyone is looking forward to the awaited Asian summit in Japan, despite the two teams’ different circumstances, but they are separate competitions and each club wants to achieve the continental title for the first time in its history.
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