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The quarter-finals draw of the AFC Champions League has been unveiled,
revealing showdowns between two Chinese teams against their Saudi Arabian
rivals. Chinese club Shandong Luneng, winners of Group F, will host defending
champion AL Ittihad for the first leg on September 14.
Shandong will visit Saudi Arabia for the second leg matches, which are
scheduled for September 21.
Another Saudi vs China battle was guaranteed when Shenzen Jianlibao were
penciled in against Al Ahli with the Jeddah club playing away in the first leg.
It other quarter-finals matches, Korean powerhouse and Group G winners
Busan I'Park take on Qatari heavyweights Al Sadd while the UAE's Al Ain, who won
the inaugural AFC Champions League, clash against Pas of Iran.
The first leg of the semi-finals is scheduled for September 28, and the
second for October 12, with the two-legged final on October 26, and again on
October 31.
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