Islamic Republic of Iran striker Mehdi Taremi started for FC Porto as they overcame SC Braga 2-0 to secure the Taca de Portugal on Sunday while Samurai Blue trio Wataru Endo, Hiroki Ito and Genki Haraguchi helped VfB Stuttgart stay up in the German Bundesliga with an emphatic 6-1 aggregate win over Hamburg in a relegation playoff.
Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov and Australia’s Ajdin Hrustic will meet as Spezia and Hellas Verona battle to avoid relegation in Italy while Takefusa Kubo and Lee Kang-in concluded fruitful campaigns in Spain in style, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week.
Scotland: Postecoglou and co. win cup
Ange Postecoglou completed a historic domestic treble with Celtic in Scotland as the Hoops defeated second-division outfit Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-1 in the final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park on Saturday. Celtic also won the Premiership and League Cup titles this season. .....