<p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr">The Asian Football Confederation announced that the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, home of the Saudi Al Hilal Club, will host the AFC Champions League final, scheduled for May 4.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the same vein, the Asian Football Confederation issued a statement confirming that it had approved holding the quarter-final matches, with two matches to be held at Al-Oula Park Stadium, the home of the Saudi Al-Nassr Club, and two matches at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, while the two stadiums will host the semi-final matches <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium;">.</span> </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c0c7694c-b03c-40cb-9621-8d96d9bb7416.jpeg" ></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that the Egyptian international Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet led his team, Al Rayyan of Qatar, to a 2-1 victory over Al Ain of the Emirates in the match that brought them together at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, as part of the seventh and penultimate round of the league stage in the AFC Champions League for the elite. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:794/386;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/b5719c4c-c399-4ce9-a70f-b4996ce3ce4f.jpeg" alt="Asian Champions"></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Hilal team leads the league stage with about 19 points, with only a goal difference over its compatriot Al-Ahly team, which is in second place.</p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al Ain, the title holder, bid farewell to the AFC Champions League in the group stage after losing to its guest, Al Rayyan of Qatar, one round before the end of the first round. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/480;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/1b43964c-87a8-4ccf-b548-8ccb1d8ed441.jpeg" alt="Asian Champions"></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The AFC Champions League is an annual Asian football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation since 1967 for the best football clubs in Asia.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Before 2003, the tournament was officially called the Asian Club Championship, and was usually referred to by the media and fans as the Asian Club Cup. From 1967 to 2002, the tournament was played in its first rounds by a knockout system and in its final rounds by a group and hosting system, except for some seasons. The final match was played in a home and away system, and only the league champion of each country participated in it. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/d7052b12-210c-4bb8-b4f1-96d6ba2f30b6.jpeg" alt="Asian Champions"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In 2003, it was renamed the AFC Champions League after the AFC made extensive changes to club competitions, including the abolition of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup, and the creation of the AFC Cup.</p>