Increasingly, the Asian Champions League is a story of Saudi Arabia’s stars and their fortunes. Not that long ago, the eastern zone (the tournament is divided into two geographic regions until the final) got much of the focus but now China, Japan, South Korea and Australia are playing very much second fiddle.
In some ways, having the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema in action in the tournament is a real blessing for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Promoting
