"The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw on Wednesday to determine the quarterfinal pairings, a day after announcing that the western zone playoffs that were postponed because of the war in the Middle East have been rescheduled for April 13-14 in Jeddah."
"The Saudi city is also slated to host the tournament quarterfinals, semifinals and final from April 16 to 25, with organisers setting the dates and hoping for peace in the region."
"We're hoping that things will calm down very soon. The participating clubs have been quite supportive of the measures we've put in place to ensure that we only play when things have calmed down."
"Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al-Nassr is among the teams involved in the Asian Champions League."
Tractor FC is set to play against Dubai's Shabab Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia for a chance to advance to the AFC Asian Champions League Elite quarterfinals. The draw for the quarterfinal pairings was conducted by the AFC, following the rescheduling of western zone playoffs due to regional conflicts. The tournament's quarterfinals, semifinals, and final are scheduled to take place in Jeddah from April 16 to 25. Other matchups include Al-Ahli Saudi facing Al-Duhail and Al-Ittihad competing against Al-Wahda.
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