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Al Ain in the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite

This dossier follows Al Ain’s 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite campaign, results and documented standings implications.

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Where things stand

On 2 November 2026, Al Ain beat Al Ittihad 4–1 in Jeddah to reach 12 points after four wins. Al Ittihad remain on four points.

Al Ain beat Al Ittihad 4–1 for fourth Asian victory

Al Ain won 4–1 away to Al Ittihad in Jeddah on 2 November 2026 in the fourth round of the AFC Champions League Elite. The UAE club have 12 points after four victories.

Football, June 2014. Generic illustration; does not show the match. Petey21, CC0.
Football, June 2014. Generic illustration; does not show the match. Petey21, CC0. — Petey21 / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — juin 2014, sans modification.

The visitors were already 2–0 ahead at half-time through Alejandro Romero, known as Kaku, and Rafael Rodrigues. Marwan Al-Sahafi reduced the deficit before a Jan-Carlo Simic own goal and a Matías Palacios penalty for Al Ain.

Al Ittihad remain on four points. Reports agree on the result and main scorers; timings of some actions differ without changing the final score.

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