Fans in India will finally get to see Brazilian Olympic gold winner Neymar in action this season after years of watching him rip through the opposition with his powers.
Neymar may face Mumbai City FC of India in the AFC Champions League 2023/24 after transferring from Paris Saint-Germain to Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League this transfer window. This is because both teams were placed in the same group.
There is only one Indian team in the top-tier Asian club league, and they will host their home games at Pune’s Balewadi Stadium.
Some of the biggest names in football, like Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergie Milinkovic-Savic, and Ruben Neves, will compete against the Indian Team alongside Brazilian legend Neymar. These athletes all recently joined AL Hilal.
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Al Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, is grouped with FC Istiklol of Tajikistan, Al-Duhail of Qatar, and Persepolis of Iran in Group E.
Next month, Urawa Red Diamonds will take on the Chinese champions Wuhan Three Towns, while Al Nassr will open their AFC Champions League campaign against Iran’s Persepolis.
The western and eastern regions each have five groups with all the teams, and the preliminary round of the competition starts on September 18.
The top three second-place teams from both regions of the draw will advance with the winning teams from each group.
The AFC Champions League semifinal matches will begin on February 12 and the title game will begin in two legs on May 11 and 18.
Asian Champions League Group Stage Draw
The other two clubs in Group D are Navbahor of Uzbekistan and FC Nassaji Mazandaran of Iran, in addition to Al Hilal and Mumbai City FC.
