Group H, the dramatic group of AFC Champions League 2022

Not only the matches in the group, but the entire tournament will be broadcast live and completely on FPT Play multi-platform television from April 16, 2022.

3 clubs from Japan, Korea and Australia are both strong representatives from countries with strong football development in the continent. In terms of class correlation, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor, South Korea, is the highest rated. The Korean team has won the AFC Champions League twice in 2006 and 2016. Next is Yokohama F.Marinos, the club is always in the strongest group in the J-League. Finally, Sydney FC, the team that won the Australian championship many times.

Notably, AFC has confirmed that Shanghai Port Club (Group J) withdrew from the tournament. This significantly affects the ability of teams in East Asia to continue (including 5 groups, including Group H of HAGL). Each East/West region will select 8 teams to advance to the knockout round, specifically 5 group winners and 5 best runners-up.

With only 3 teams left in Group J, the second group of the remaining 4 East Asian groups will be determined by eliminating 2 matches against the bottom team. That makes HAGL’s chance to surprise even more challenging.

HAGL FC and a memorable return to the continental playground

Before the announcements updates of the tournament, the club that represented Vietnam in the continental tournament 17 years ago is actively preparing for its debut. At the present time, coach Kiatisuk is trying to bring HAGL FC to the best performance against the big rivals of Asian football. The trust as well as the experience that Coach Kiatisuk conveys to the players and students has been creating a really different team in the Vietnamese football environment.

Coach Kiatisuk has created a good connection with all the players he is leading

The mountain town club is determined to make history at the 2022 AFC Champions League when it soon closes four quality foreign players, including Mauricio Barbosa, Jefferson Baiano and two familiar names from last season, Washington Brandao and Kim Dong-su. .

However, HAGL’s current performance is not as expected. The team that led the V-League last season was not at its peak. After 4 rounds of this season, HAGL lost 1 and drew 3 matches. In the match in the National Cup against Hong Linh Ha Tinh, HAGL also had to wait until the penalty shootout to win tickets to continue.

After 5 official matches from the beginning of the season, there were 4 matches where the mountain team could not score. The only match this club scored against was a 2-2 draw against Viettel. That will be a problem that needs to be solved by coach Kiatisak – the biggest star of the Pleiku Stadium team – before entering the big tournament on the continent.

The power of the scientific style of Yokohama F.Marinos

Japanese teams are famous for their scientific kicking in the way the ball is deployed and Yokohama F.Marinos is no exception. Coach Kevin Muscat’s 4-3-3 strategy is operated by his students like a pre-programmed machine.

At Yokohama F.Marinos, foreigner Anderson Lopes is a remarkable player. Although he only joined the club in February, the Brazilian striker became Yokohama’s all-time leading scorer with four goals. Supported by surrounding satellites including Mizunuma, Nakagawa on the flanks, and attacking midfielder Nishimura in a 4-3-3 formation, Yokohama’s firepower is formidable.

Anderson Lopes is always ready to tear the opponent’s net when showing his ability to press and turn well

Highball experts named Sydney FC

This is a team with an average height of 1.80 m and the players have very good physical strength. The ability to jump and accurately time helps the strikers of the Australian representative to coordinate well with the satellites around them.

The most notable name of this team is of course veteran midfielder Alex Wilkinson. Preparing to turn 38 in August, this old general is still playing well and showing great combat experience. Wilkinson is also the first player to win the Australian Championship 5 times (A-League).

Alex Wilkinson is an excellent ball launch from Sydney FC’s bottom line

In addition to his combat experience and judgment, Wilkinson is also a good option for the representative of Australia. The ability to fly the ball over the line of the player born in 1984 has a very successful performance.

Full attack kick from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors owns the players who are considered to have the best endurance in the tournament thanks to the high-quality competition environment of the K-League. They often deploy very fast and aggressive attack situations.

The Korean representative is always a big man on the continent and has won the AFC Champions League twice, in which the first time was in 2006 when they had not yet won the domestic championship (a rare team won the continental championship before the national championship). family). It is difficult to point out which of the excellent names of the team from the land of kimchi, because they are equally strong.

Kim Jin-su is a full-back who is versatile in both attack and defence

In particular, the most notable is the defense with the presence of many Korean players. Full-back Kim Jin-su has 55 caps for the national team, while the club captain, Hong Jeong-ho is also a veteran centre-back. Currently, Jeong-ho is having physical problems and it is unclear about his ability to participate in the group stage of the AFC Champions League. Without the defensive leader, Jeonbuk’s strength will be greatly affected.

With many Vietnamese players participating in the 3rd qualifying campaign World Cup 2022 and facing the top national teams in the continent, HAGL has no reason to be afraid to enter the AFC Champions League. Not only is the experience of testing against strong teams, the exciting matches in the AFC Champions League are also an opportunity to promote football with fans of the continent. With the advantage of playing at home, receiving support from Vietnamese fans, this will be a tournament worth waiting for HAGL.

AFC Champions League 2022 will be broadcast live on channel VTV5, VTV6 of Vietnam Television and only on OTT platform of FPT Play system. Fan Soccer Asia in Vietnam can be watched at FPT Play.

Besides, FPT Play also continues to hold the copyright and fully broadcast AFC Cup 2022 in Vietnam market in the period of June. This is the playground with the presence of another representative of the country’s football, Viettel FC.

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