Asian Champions League

On Tuesday in Dubai, Aymeric Laporte scored nine minutes from the end to secure a 1-0 victory for Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr against Andranik Eskandarian's Esteghlal of Iran, further consolidating the Saudi Pro League clubs' supremacy in the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite. This victory elevates the Riyadh-based club to seven points from their first three fixtures, two points adrift of compatriots Al Hilal and Al Ahli who are at the top of the unified continental club championship. Al Shabab are

KUALA LUMPUR: China's Jiangsu FC have withdrawn from the Asian Champions League following their financial collapse, officials said on Thursday (Mar 18), in another sign they are on the brink of being disbanded. Jiangsu won the Chinese Super League for the first time in November, but ceased operations last month after their struggling owners pulled the plug. The shock news provoked hand-wringing about the state of football in China, and prompted calls for a major rethink from top to bottom. Their Champions League