History will be made whoever raises the Asian Champions League's wheel-shaped trophy above their heads in Riyadh on Tuesday as Al Hilal and Pohang Steelers face off in the title decider.
The pair are the only outfits to have been Asian champions on three occasions each, ensuring the winners at the King Fahd International Stadium will stand alone as the continent's most successful club.
Their 2019 success saw them avenge a loss in the 2017 final at the hands of Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds while nine of the club's players featured in the national squad that ended the country's World Cup exile in Russia in 2018. In contrast, Pohang have fallen short of the standards set during the club's heyday, when they were among Asia's best and dominated the scene in South Korea.
Pohang have to go back to 2009 for their last success in the continental competition when they defeated another Saudi Arabian side, Al Ittihad, in the final to secure a third title after Asian Club Championship crowns in 1997 and 1998.
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