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JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 21: Guilherme Bala (L) of Shabab Al Ahli reacts after his goal was disallowed for offside as Sultan Adil Alameeri (R) of Shabab Al Ahli looks on during the AFC Champions League Semi Final match between FC Machida Zelvia and Shabab Al Ahli at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium on April 21, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)

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JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 20: Ivan Toney of Al Ahli scores his team's second goal during the AFC Champions League Semi Final match between Vissel Kobe and Al-Ahli at King Abdullah Sports City on April 20, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)

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JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 21: Guilherme Bala (L) of Shabab Al Ahli reacts after his goal was disallowed for offside as Sultan Adil Alameeri (R) of Shabab Al Ahli looks on during the AFC Champions League Semi Final match between FC Machida Zelvia and Shabab Al Ahli at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium on April 21, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)

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Shabab Al Ahli see AFC Champions League hopes ended after farcical VAR call

UAE champions left aggrieved following disallowed goal late in their last-four loss to Japan’s Machida Zelvia in Jeddah

Forget Ronaldo - Galeno is Saudi Arabia football’s ultimate big-match player

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 20: Ivan Toney of Al Ahli scores his team's second goal during the AFC Champions League Semi Final match between Vissel Kobe and Al-Ahli at King Abdullah Sports City on April 20, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)

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