With one round left to go in the group stage of the 2024-25 ASEAN Club Championship -- officially known as the Shopee Cup -- there is still plenty to play for with the semifinal lineup far from set in stone.
Four teams, separated by two points, are still vying to progress from Group A -- with BG Pathum United (Thailand) still leading the way but closely followed by Terengganu (Malaysia) and PSM Makassar (Indonesia) with Dong A Thanh Hoa (Vietnam) a further point adrift.
Adding further intrigue to this week's action is the fact that all four teams will be in action against one another in what is shaping up to be a couple of do-or-die clashes.
Bottom two Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng (Cambodia) and Shan United (Myanmar) no longer have a chance of qualifying from Group A.
Over in Group B, Cong An Hanoi (Vietnam) are the first and only team so far to have booked their place in the semis but their clash with Borneo Samarinda (Indonesia) could still have a say in who joins them in the last four.
Borneo still have a chance of finishing second but will need to win a hope the tie between Buriram United (Thailand) and Kuala Lumpur City (Malaysia) ends in a draw.
Victory for either Buriram or KL City will guarantee their progress, with the already-eliminated duo Lion City Sailors and Kaya FC-Iloilo rounding off the action in a dead rubber.
WHEN TO WATCH
Feb. 5
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng vs. Shan United (7:30 p.m. local time, Phnom Penh)
PSM Makassar vs. Dong A Thanh Hoa (8:30 p.m. local time, Bali)
BG Pathum United vs. Terengganu (7:30 p.m. local time, Pathum Thani)
Feb. 6
Kaya FC-Iloilo vs. Lion City Sailors (8:30 p.m. local time, Binan)
Cong An Hanoi vs. Borneo Samarinda (7:30 p.m. local time, Hanoi)
Buriram United vs. Kuala Lumpur City (7:30 p.m. local time, Buriram)
WHERE TO WATCH
Brunei: FACEBOOK/BTV NEWS
Cambodia: BAYON TV, FACEBOOK/BAYON LIVE, FACEBOOK/BTV SPORTS
Indonesia: INEWS (PSM Makassar & Borneo Samarinda matches), SOCCER CHANNEL, SPORTSTARS VISION+ (all matches)
Laos: FACEBOOK/BTV NEWS, YOUTUBE/BG SPORTS (BG Pathum United & Buriram United matches)
Malaysia: ASTRO
Myanmar: SKYNET, YOUTUBE/BG CHANNEL (BG Pathum United matches), YOUTUBE/BG SPORTS (Buriram United matches)
Philippines: @ASEANUTDFC, FACEBOOK/BTV NEWS, FACEBOOK/BAYON LIVE
Singapore: MEDIACORP/MEWATCH (Lion City Sailors matches), @ASEANUTDFC (others)
Thailand: YOUTUBE/BG SPORTS (BG Pathum United and Buriram United matches), THAIRATH, TRUEVISIONS, AIS PLAY (all matches)
Vietnam: FPT PLAY
China: LEISU SPORTS
South Korea: SPOTV
Rest of the world: @ASEANUTDFC