Kawasaki Frontale coach Shigetoshi Hasebe says he is determined to prove East Asian teams can match the firepower of their big-spending rivals from Saudi Arabia after booking a place in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League Elite.
The J. League outfit qualified for the last four of the continental championship for the first time on Sunday with a 3-2 extra-time win over Qatar's Al-Sadd to set up a meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr on Wednesday.
Kawasaki is the only team from its side of the continent remaining, with Saudi Pro League duo Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal facing off in the other semifinal after wins over Thailand's Buriram United and Gwangju from South Korea respectively.
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