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Before a huge Good Friday clash against Sydney FC, the Melbourne Victory must first take care of business in the Asian Champions League when they host Guangzhou Evergrande tonight. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm AEST.
The Victory are coming off a fine performance against Wellington last week, but face infinitely tougher assignments over the next few days.
First on the menu is a tantalising match-up against Guangzhou Evergrande in the ACL – a match that could decide whether or not the Victory qualify for the knockout rounds of the competition.
The last time these two teams met, Guangzhou managed to overturn a two-goal deficit to triumph 4-2 at home. Another loss for the Victory tonight will see their ACL campaign take a fatal blow.
With this in mind, it will be interesting to see if Kevin Muscat plays his full strength line-up against Guangzhou. Muscat may be tempted to rest some players ahead of the A-League finals edition of the ‘Big Blue’.
Alternatively, Muscat could play full-strength line-ups for both matches, though that is unlikely. Whatever Muscat decides to do with his line-up, a win is a must for Victory if they hope to keep their ACL campaign alive.
The Victory have responded very well under pressure when playing at home in the ACL, securing two terrific wins over strong J-League opposition. Their recent home record in the ACL suggests that Melbourne do have what it takes to secure their third straight win at AAMI Park.
Guangzhou are a fine footballing outfit. In Dario Conca and Alessandro Diamanti, they possess two fine footballers capable of changing the game in an instant, and their class could very well prove the difference yet again tonight.
Guangzhou to win 2-1