SAITAMA — Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck said his players had little time to savor last night's AFC Champions League victory over Sepahan as the Saitama giants look to wrap up their second successive J. League title on Sunday.
The Reds became the first Japanese team to win the revamped ACL title after goals from Yuichiro Nagai and Yuki Abe gave them a 2-0 victory over Iran's Sepahan in the second leg of the final on Wednesday evening in front of nearly 60,000 fans at Saitama Stadium.
"There is not a lot of time to celebrate," German coach Osieck told reporters. Our schedule is very tight, our next game is on Sunday and teams want to give you a tough time if you are a winning team.