Today we come to the AFC Champions League, Lion City Sailors vs Urawa Red Diamonds, this is the first time in the history of the two sides to meet, neutral competition venues so that each other dare not take it lightly, then this AFC Champions League between the strong and the upstart, in the end who can laugh to the end?
The Lion City sailors won the Singapore Domestic League last season and qualified for this season's AFC Champions League. So far this season, the Lion City Mariners have achieved a good record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the domestic league, and continue to rank at the top of the Singapore league table. The four foreign players in the Lion City Mariners all have good personal ability, with 34-year-old South Korean center Kim Shin-woo scoring six goals in seven league games, Belgian winger Lestyn providing four assists and Singapore national team captain Harun sitting in the backline. The Lion City Sailors' team-building style is entirely model Korean-Japanese technical style, and their manager is also The Korean football star Kim Do-hoon, who has been very successful as a manager in South Korea, and after joining the Lion City Mariners in May 2021, he led the team to win consecutive domestic league and Super Cup titles.
Urawa Red Diamonds have seen their results drop a bit this season, and they currently have only 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in the league, ranking only 10th in the Japanese Professional League. Although Urawa's team history is very brilliant, their results in recent seasons have not been very good, last season they first won the Emperor's Cup to qualify for the AFC Champions League, and then won another championship in the Japanese Super Cup with Kawasaki Striker. Urawa's four foreign players except the Dutchman Schalke are all from Northern Europe, plus three active Japanese internationals are seated, and Spanish coach Rodriguez is confident of winning the opponent.
This is the first time in the history of the two sides that they have not fully understood each other's strengths, so the first half of the game may be a stage of mutual testing! Although the Lion City Mariners seem to have completely suppressed their opponents in terms of their performance in the domestic league this year, Urawa Red Diamonds completely overwhelmed their opponents' 6.23 million euros with 23.05 million euros in the value of the team, and the comparison of the two sides' value is also a direct reflection of their strength. Judging from the above analysis, this game is more looking forward to Urawa Red Diamonds' strong attack!
(Recommended: Urawa Red Diamond -2.5)