FT – AL ITTIHAD (KSA) v PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) (3 – 1)
FT – SYDNEY FC (AUS) v SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) (0 – 0)
FT – CEREZO OSAKA (JPN) v AREMA INDONESIA (IDN) (2- 1)
FT – JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) v SHANDONG LUNENG FC (CHN) (1 -0)
FT – SHANGHAI SHENHUA (CHN) v KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) (0 – 0)
FT – AL WAHDA (UAE) v BUNYODKOR (UZB) (1 – 1)
FT – AL RAYYAN (QAT) v AL SHABAB (KSA) (1 – 1)
FT – ZOBAHAN (IRN) v EMIRATES (UAE) (2 – 1)
FT – AL AIN …

Al Sadd scored in each half to beat India’s Dempo SC 2-0 at Sheik Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday and cement their place in the AFC Champions League.
The hosts opened the scoring through Abdul Kader Keita just after the half hour mark before second-half substitute Leandro sealed the win with one minute remaining.

Winners of the 2010 J League, this is likely Japan’s best hope for 2011 ACL Champions League. Coming off the winter off season all of the J League teams will be slightly rusty but the professionalism of the J League will ensure that each team will be ready for a new domestic and ACL season. Given a J league team hasn’t won the tournament for a few years, pressure will be on to at least have a J League team into the final for 2011.

A favourite as always to progress into the knockout stages of the tournament. Gamba are a regular in the ACL Champions League. 2011 Division 1 season is yet to start (due 5/3) and so teams will have been in preseason and playing practice games coming into the group stages of the ACL Champions League. Match fitness might be an issue for some of the players. Gamba had a very successful 2010, achieving 2nd position. In 2010 ACL they were knockout by eventual winners Seongnam in the first knockout round. This is however a very tough group but you would expect Gamba to be a serious contender for 1st place n Group E.

Elias Ribeiro scored twice as Al Ain booked their place in the AFC Champions League with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Sriwijaya at Jaka Baring Stadium on Saturday.
The hosts were missing several key players due to injury and it told as Al Ain barely broke into a sweat with the Brazilian striker scoring either side of half time while Mohammed Haddaf and Omar Abdulrahman were also on the score-sheet.

Sitting 3rd at the moment in the Zain Saudi Professional League with 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 loses, Al Shabab are having a good 2010/11 season. Last year Al Shabab topped Group C in the AFC Champions League with 3 wins and where knocked out in the Quarter Finals 1 – 0 by Jeonbuk. Al Shabab will be a favourite with Group D this year and their strong domestic season will give them the confidence to make it through the groups stage.

Currently sitting in 2nd position domestically (mid way through the 2010/11 season), Al Ittihad is having a strong season with 8 wins, no loses and 9 draws. In their 2010 AFC Champions League appearance, Al Ittihad had a mixed experience, winning 2 matches, drawing 2 and losing 2. They missed out on a round of 16 game and will be hoping to do better, although their Group C opponents are just as tough this year, so it will not be easy.

Currently sitting in 4th position domestically (mid way through the 2010/11 season), Al Nassr will make it’s first appearance at the AFC Champions League. Certainly not a favourite to make it’s way through Group B when you consider that they are competing with the likes of Esteghlal and Pakhtakor, two established teams in the competition.