The last ever J. League Championship final kicks off at International Stadium Yokohama on Sunday and the end-of-season showdown between two of the league's big guns could not have come at a better time for Urawa Reds.
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Urawa visits first-stage winner and defending champion Yokohama F. Marinos in the first leg on a high after claiming the second-stage title and winning its last two games of the regular season, to finish with a stage record 37 points and 40 goals scored from 15 matches.