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          YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MAY 11: Head coach Hernan Crespo of Al Ain is seen during the AFC Champions League Final first leg match between Yokohama F.Marinos and Al Ain at Yokohama International Stadium on May 11, 2024 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Masashi Hara / Getty Images)

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          YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MAY 11: Kaku of Al Ain in action during the AFC Champions League Final first leg match between Yokohama F.Marinos and Al Ain at Yokohama International Stadium on May 11, 2024 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Kenta Harada / Getty Images)

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          FootballMay 12, 2024
          Al Ain manager Hernan Crespo during the AFC Champions League final first leg against Yokohama F Marinos. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          FootballMay 11, 2024
          Khalid Essa of Al Ain shakes hands at full time. Al Ain take on Yokohama F Marinos in the AFC Champions League final first leg. The Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          Al Ain fan Mohammed Al Kaabi in Tokyo, Japan. Al Ain will take on Yokohama F Marinos on Saturday in the AFC Champions League final first leg. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          FootballMay 11, 2024
          Manager Harry Kewell during a Yokohama F. Marinos press conference at the Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan. Al Ain will take on Yokohama F Marinos on Saturday in the AFC Champions League final first leg. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          Manager Hernan Crespo during an Al Ain press conference. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          FootballMay 10, 2024
          Khalid Al Hashemi, centre, and his Al Ain teammates shake hands with the Yokohama F Marinos players at full time in the AFC Champions League final first leg. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          Al Ain's Paraguayan midfielder Kaku has been instrumental in the club's run to the Asian Champions League final. Photo: Al Ain

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          FootballMay 10, 2024
          Al Ain's Alejandro Romero, left, Matias Palacios and Soufiane Rahimi, right, celebrate progression to the ACL final. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          FootballMay 09, 2024
          Harry Kewell, left, and Hernan, right, played against each other in the 2005 Uefa Champions League final when Kewell's Liverpool team staged an incredible comeback win after Crespo had scored twice to give AC Milan a 3-0 lead. Getty

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          FootballMay 08, 2024
          Al Ain's Soufiane Rahimi is the top scorer in the 2023/24 Asian Champions League with 11 goals. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          FootballMay 08, 2024
          AFC President, Mohamed bin Hammam presents the AFC Champions League Trophy to the Captain of the Al Ain Team, Salem Jawhar Salmeen J. (2nd from left) after Al Ain of UAE defeated Bec Tero Sasana of Thailand during the second leg of the AFC Champions League Final held at the Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, 11 October 2003. AFP PHOTO/Stanley Chou/WSG (Photo by STANLEY CHOU / WSG / AFP)

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          FootballMay 08, 2024
          Yokohama F Marinos' Anderson Lopes celebrates scoring their second goal with Ken Matsubara during their Asian Champions League semi-final second leg against Ulsan on April 24, 2024. Reuters

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          FootballMay 08, 2024
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          FootballMay 07, 2024
          Al Ain's Alejandro Romero (L), Matias Palacios and Soufiane Rahimi (R) celebrate progression to the final after the 2nd leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final between Al Ain and Al Hilal. Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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