Urawa Reds reach the final

It has been another lengthy Asian Champions League campaign but at least now we know the identity of one finalist – and it is a familiar one. In the eastern zone semi-final meeting between two two-time winners, on August 25, Urawa Reds of Japan defeated South Korea’s Jeonbuk Motors courtesy of a penalty shootout. The Reds will, however, have to wait until February to find out their opponents in the two-legged final.

That is partly because the