AFC Champions League Elite - Preview: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) v Vissel Kobe (JPN)

Shanghai: Shanghai Port FC and Vissel Kobe will be targetting victory when they meet in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 on Wednesday.

Both suffered elimination at the Round of 16 stage last season and will want to hit the ground running in their bid to go all the way this time around.

Chinese Super League champions Shanghai Port will also be on a revenge mission, having lost both their previous encounters with Vissel.

Their meeting last season ended in a 4-0 win for the Japanese side but Shanghai Port will be counting on home ground advantage to take them past Vissel Kobe.

Semi-finalists in 2020, Vissel Kobe will have to produce their best to avoid the outcome suffered in their last three away matches on the continental stage - all of which ended in defeats.

The Japanese champions, however, have always found goals easy to come by against Chinese opposition and will take on Shanghai Port with confidence.

Shanghai Port FC (CHN) v Vissel Kobe (JPN)
Venue: Pudong Football Stadium (Shanghai)
Kick-off: Wednesday, 20:15 (UTC+8)

Photo: Shanghai Port FC

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