Al Ain FC’s stunning 11-0 win over fellow UAE side Al Wasl made sure that Day 2 of the AFC eChampions League Elite commenced on a high note. Meanwhile, in the all-Qatari duel, Al Rayyan continued to show their fine form with a 2-1 win over Al Sadd.

Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor FC failed to overcome the challenge of facing Al Nassr, with the clash ending 3-1 in favour of the Saudi Arabian side. In the other West zone game, Persepolis FC struggled to keep Qatari club Al Gharafa at bay and settled for a 1-1 draw.

Round 6 saw Al Ain register a 2-0 win against Al Gharafa, whereas Persepolis were forced to give up their unbeaten record when they faced Al Nassr, who defeated the Iranian side 3-0.

Al Sadd bounced back from their disappointing performance in the previous round to sail past Pakhtakor 4-0, while Al Wasl’s woes continued when their clash against Al Rayyan ended in a 5-1 defeat.

Al Wasl finished their League Stage outing with a 6-0 defeat against Pakhtakor while Al Rayyan squeezed out a hard fought 3-1 win against Al Ain.

In their final League Stage game, Al Nassr fell short of continuing their stellar performance, losing 2-0 to Al Gharafa. Persepolis found their winning goal against Al Sadd in the 88th minute to finish their final game with a 2-1 victory.

In the East Zone, Pohang Steelers of Korea Republic failed to capitalise on their early lead and suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of China PR’s Shanghai Shenhua, whereas Japan’s Yokohama F. Marinos started their outing with a convincing 3-0 win over Thailand’s Buriram United.

One of the most anticipated clashes of the event - between Vissel Kobe and Johor Darul Ta'zim - saw the Japanese side continuing their winning spree as they came from behind to defeat their Malaysian rivals 3-1.

Gwangju FC, meanwhile, emerged 2-0 victors over Ulsan HD in the battle between the two Korea Republic sides.

JDT brushed away their Round 5 defeat to hand fellow Southeast Asians Buriram United a 4-0 loss, while in what was the most dramatic game of the event yet, Vissel Kobe preserved their undefeated run with a last-gasp equaliser, making it 2-2 against Gwangju FC.

After six rounds of play, Ulsan HD finally earned their first point as they held fellow Koreans Pohang Steelers to a 1-1 draw. In the meantime, the clash between Yokohama F. Marinos and Shanghai Shenhua also saw the two sides share the spoils, with the game ending 1-1.

Yokohama F. Marinos had much to celebrate as they finished their League Stage campaign with an emphatic 5-0 win over Pohang Steelers while an intense and closely contested battle between JDT and Shanghai Shenhua ended in a 2-2 stalemate.

Neither side managed to find the breakthrough in the clash between Buriram United and Gwangju FC, resulting in a goalless draw in the last League Stage game in the East Zone. Meanwhile, with a 5-0 win against Ulsan HD, Vissel Kobe finished the League Stage as the only side to remain unbeaten.

Stay tuned as the AFC eChampions League returns on Saturday with the enticing Round of 16 clashes followed by the highly anticipated Knockout Stage draw later in the day

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