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Guangzhou Evergrande Defeats Al-Ahli 1-0 to Clinch 2nd AFC Champions League Title

Five-time Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC defeated UAE’s Al-Ahli Dubai FC, 1-0, in the second leg of the final of the 2015 AFC Champions League on Saturday at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou to clinch their second title in the prestigious annual Asian football competition.

Guangzhou Evergrande midfielder and China PR team captain Zheng Zhi (middle)

Football News: Chinese Skipper Zheng Zhi Confident of Victory Against Al Ahli in AFC Champions League Final

China national football team captain and Guangzhou Evergrande skipper Zheng Zhi has expressed confidence that his team can beat rival Al Ahli Dubai on Saturday in the second leg of the 2015 AFC Champions League Final match, which will be played at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou.

Al-Ahli Dubai F.C. owner Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (middle)

Football News: Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum Shoulders Costs of 400 Al-Ahli Dubai Fans Traveling to China for 2nd Leg of Asian Champions League

Dubai crown prince Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will reportedly shoulder the travel expenses of 400 football fans that would be flocking the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China to support the Al-Ahli team in the Second Leg of the Asian Champions League final match on Nov. 21. The prince owns the Al-Ahli Dubai Football Club.

File photo of Guangzhou Evergrande players during last year's Asian Champions League

2015 AFC Champions League Final 2nd Leg: Guangzhou Evergrande vs Al-Ahli Dubai, Preview and Predictions

Five-time Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande and six-time UAE Arabian Gulf League champions Al-Ahli Dubai are set to square off in the second leg of the 2015 AFC Champions League Final match at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou Nov. 21.

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