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Saudi domination of Asian Champions League a concern after Al-Ahli triumph

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Al-Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite final in Jeddah .

Roberto Firmino and Riyad Mahrez scored both goals in the final.

Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr are now firmly one of Asia ’s hotbeds.

The new format reduced Gwangju ’s chances of glory from small to almost nonexistent. Saudi clubs, clearly the best in Asia , do not need automatic home advantage in the knockout stages, and neither does the tournament. There was nothing wrong with the old home and away format. It was fair and would mean that while Jeddah or Riyadh would still get the chance to host big games in spectacular fashion if their teams made it that far, so would everyone else..

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