Former Argentina and AC Milan striker Hernan Crespo is set to manage Al Ain against Yokohama F.Marinos, who are managed by ex-Liverpool winger Harry Kewell in the two-legged Asian Champions League final.
Harry Kewell was part of the Liverpool team that famously came back from three goals down to beat AC Milan on penalties in the 2005 Champions League finalHernan Crespo and Harry Kewell had very different experiences in the final of the 2005 Champions League when Liverpool came back from 3-0 down against AC Milan to win a penalty shootout in Istanbul.
The action will take place at Nissan Stadium, the venue for the 2002 World Cup final, and then moves to the oasis city of Al Ain, on the border with Oman, two weeks later. Crespo then moved to Al Ain and got his revenge, knocking out Al-Hilal, the most successful team in Asian history with four titles, at the same last-four stage in April.Morocco’s Soufiane Rahimi took the headlines with five goals against the two Saudi giants.
Yokohama however, have never been here before despite winning the J.League title five times. It means that Kewell, who has been in the job less than six months, is on the brink of history. Enter Ange Postecoglou. In June 2022 the then-Celtic boss gave his fellow Australian the job of first-team coach at the Scottish giants.
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