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Preview – R16 (2nd Leg): Buriram United (THA) 1 v 1 Melbourne City FC (AUS)

Preview – R16 (2nd Leg): Buriram United (THA) 1 v 1 Melbourne City FC (AUS)

Buriram: Buriram United will have to achieve what they have already failed to do twice this season - defeat Melbourne City FC - when the sides meet in the return leg of their AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ Round of 16 tie on Tuesday.
The first leg ended 1-1, with Thailand's Buriram denied victory by Australia's Melbourne scoring a stoppage time equaliser.
Buriram, however, will draw confidence from the fact that they are unbeaten in their last six home games in the AFC Champions League Elite (W4 D2), scoring twice in each of their four League Stage matches this season.

They are also unbeaten in their last two home knockout fixtures in the competition (W1 D1) and a win here will see them making back-to-back quarter-finals for the first time in the tournament.
#ACLElite - Preview: East Zone Round of 16 (2nd Leg)

#ACLElite - Preview: East Zone Round of 16 (2nd Leg)

Ben Mazzeo's stoppage time equaliser in the first leg was the second time this season that Melbourne scored in added on time against Buriram, with Max Caputo having scored the winner deep into stoppage time when the sides met in the League Stage in October.

Playing at the Buriram Stadium will also not faze Melbourne as they have lost only one of their 13 games on their travels (away and neutral) in the AFC Champions League Elite (W7 D5). Victory on Tuesday will see them becoming the first Australian side to reach the quarter-finals of the competition since Western Sydney Wanderers in 2014.
Buriram United (THA) v Melbourne City FC (AUS) 
Venue: Buriram Stadium (Buriram)
Kick-off: Tuesday, 19:15 (UTC+7)

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