Brozovic delivered an assist in the 86th minute and Crowe launched an empty net winner to help Lija earn a 2-0 victory.
Since 2024, Crowe has broken through in three consecutive matches, scoring a total of three goals, including against Feija in both rounds of the 1/8 finals, a monumental feat for a 39-year-old.
According to statistics, Crowe has contributed 33 goals and 11 assists in 34 games for Riyadh, including 21 goals and 9 assists in the league and 5 goals and 2 assists in the AFC Champions League.
Now that the top 8 of the AFC Champions League have all been released, the specific matches for the quarterfinals are as follows:
East Asia: Shandong Taishan vs. Yokohama Mariners, Jeonbuk Hyundai vs. Ulsan Hyundai vs.
West Asia: Al Ain vs Riyadh Victory, Riyadh Crescent vs Jeddah United
Looking at the schedule, the first round of the quarterfinals is scheduled for March 4-6, and the second round is scheduled for March 11-13th.
In this regard, domestic fans enthusiastically commented: "West Asia Crescent and victory, East Asia Shandong and Jeonbuk. In the end, Shandong won the game, the AFC Champions League after 8 years fell into China again, round and round." , in the final, I want to see the victory of Shandong Luneng vs Lijia. I'd like to see Shandong Luneng win vs. Lea, "Shenzhen didn't see Crow, Jinan did", and Taishan seize the opportunity to reach the final.
As the AFC continues to enforce the East and West Asian divisions, Saudi Arabia's top three can only meet an East Asian team if they advance to the final. Shandong Taishan, the only child of the Chinese Super League, would have to eliminate a Japanese team and a South Korean team to make a historic run to the final to have a chance to meet the Cairo-led Riyadh Victory. Based on the strength of the two teams, the final will only be an extreme case.
