Saudi arabia: Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad Club secured fourth place after defeating Al-Sadd 4-1 at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha in the final round of the West Zone of the AFC Champions League Elite. Houssem Aouar opened the scoring in the tenth minute, followed by Youssef En-Nesyri eight minutes later. An own goal by Al-Sadd's Pedro Miguel in the 33rd minute extended Al-Ittihad's lead before Steven Bergwijn added a fourth in the 63rd minute. Rafa Mujica scored Al-Sadd's lone goal in the 38th minute. According to Saudi Press Agency, Al-Ittihad dominated the match from the outset, controlling play and sealing a deserved four-goal victory to secure qualification to the round of 16 among the eight qualified teams.