Machida Zelvia shared its clubhouse with senior citizens doing fitness classes less than a decade ago. Now it is?one win away from being Asian champion.
The team from the Tokyo suburbs will look to complete its remarkable transformation from nonleague nobody?to continental conqueror?when it faces?defending champion?Al Ahli, from?Saudi Arabia's,?in the Asian Champions League final on Saturday in Jeddah.
Machida is?making its debut in Asia's top club competition and was playing nonleague soccer as recently as 2013.
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