AFC Champions League Two
AFC Champions League™ winners in 2008, Gamba are seeking to become the first Japanese side to lift the AFC Champions League Two trophy.
The-AFC.com takes a look at how they reached the decider, which will be played at the King Saud University Stadium.
The-AFC.com takes a look at how they reached the decider, which will be played at the King Saud University Stadium.
Group Stage
Gamba advanced to the knockout stage with a perfect record of six wins in Group F, scoring 16 goals and conceding just two.
Gamba advanced to the knockout stage with a perfect record of six wins in Group F, scoring 16 goals and conceding just two.
#ACLTwo | Group F: Gamba Osaka (JPN) 3-1 Eastern FC (HKG)
They kicked off their campaign with a 3-1 win against Hong Kong's Eastern FC and were unstoppable after that.
Thailand's Ratchaburi FC and Vietnam's Nam Dinh FC were the other teams who fell by the wayside, with Gamba completing the group stage without conceding in their final three matches.
Thailand's Ratchaburi FC and Vietnam's Nam Dinh FC were the other teams who fell by the wayside, with Gamba completing the group stage without conceding in their final three matches.
Round of 16
Awaiting them in the quarter-finals were FC Pohang Steelers, with the Korea Republic side also former Asian champions.
In what proved to be a slugfest, Gamba walked away with a valuable 1-1 draw from the first leg.
Awaiting them in the quarter-finals were FC Pohang Steelers, with the Korea Republic side also former Asian champions.
In what proved to be a slugfest, Gamba walked away with a valuable 1-1 draw from the first leg.
#ACLTwo | R16 (2nd Leg): Gamba Osaka (JPN) 2-1 FC Pohang Steelers (KOR)
Goals from Deniz Hummet and Ryoya Yamashita gave them a two-goal cushion in the return fixture with Kento Nishiya pulling one back for Pohang but Gamba held on to seal a 3-2 win on aggregate.
Quarter-final
The last eight tie was against Ratchaburi - with the sides having also met in the group stage - and the Thai team walked away from the first leg with a 1-1 draw and hosting the return fixture.
The last eight tie was against Ratchaburi - with the sides having also met in the group stage - and the Thai team walked away from the first leg with a 1-1 draw and hosting the return fixture.
#ACLTwo | Quarter-finals 2nd Leg: Ratchaburi FC (THA) 1-2 Gamba Osaka (JPN)
The return leg was a fiery affair, with Genta Miura's 29th minute strike giving Gamba the lead but Gleyson equalised in the 50th minute to force the tie into extra time, with Welton Felipe emerging the Japanese side's hero with the winner in the 99th minute.
Semi-final
The first leg didn't go according to the script, with Muhsen Al Ghassani's penalty securing Bangkok United a 1-0 away win.
The first leg didn't go according to the script, with Muhsen Al Ghassani's penalty securing Bangkok United a 1-0 away win.
#ACLTwo | Semi-finals 2nd Leg: Bangkok United (THA) 0-3 Gamba Osaka (JPN)
Gamba, however, hit the ground running in the return leg at the Rajamanggala Stadium, with Ryoya Yamashita drawing them level on aggregate in the 19th minute.
Issam Jebali put them ahead six minutes before the break and Ryotaro Meshino confirmed their ticket to the final in the closing minutes and Gamba will now aim to finish the job by lifting the coveted trophy.
Issam Jebali put them ahead six minutes before the break and Ryotaro Meshino confirmed their ticket to the final in the closing minutes and Gamba will now aim to finish the job by lifting the coveted trophy.
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