We’re counting down to the Vissel Kobe vs Al-Ahli Saudi AFC Champions League Elite clash which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the team sheets have now been announced.
Let’s look at the starting eleven for Vissel Kobe which has been confirmed as follows:
Vissel Kobe
Daiya Maekawa #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Gōtoku Sakai #24
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: New York City, USA
Katsuya Nagato
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Matheus Soares Thuler #3
Also known as Thuler
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Tetsushi Yamakawa #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yōsuke Ideguchi #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Yuta Goke #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Daiju Sasaki #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Makoto Mitsuta #19
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kumamoto, Japan
Yoshinori Muto #11
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Setagaya, Japan
Yuya Osako #10
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kaseda, Japan
The team sheet line-up for Al-Ahli Saudi has also been confirmed as:
Al-Ahli Saudi
Édouard Mendy #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Montvilliers, France
Hawsawi, Z
Ibañez, R
Merih Demiral
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Karamürsel, Turkey
Hamed, R
Atangana Edoa, V
Franck Kessié #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Enzo Millot #12
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Le Chesnay, France
Galeno, W
Riyad Mahrez #7
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Algeria
Place of birth: Sarcelles, France
Ivan Toney
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 30
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Northampton, England
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