Japan's Urawa Reds and Iranian side Sepahan on Wednesday will become the first teams from their countries to reach the final of Asia's premier club competition.

ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 23--Isfahan’s Sepahan football team will face Al-Wahda of the United Arab Emirates in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semifinals on Wednesday at Al-Nahayan Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
The Iranian team defeated their powerful rival 3-1 in the opening leg of the competitions three weeks ago to guarantee their advance to the final match while Al-Wahda’s players will do their best to prevent Sepahan from winning the semifinal game, Iran Daily’s Masoud Hosseini reported.
Sepahan of Iran and Japan’s Urawa Reds may qualify for the final of the AFC Champions League. J-League leaders Reds host South Korean champions Seongnam Ilhwa in Saitama having earned a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.
Sepahan has already defeated Japan’s Kawasaki in the penalty shootout after a 210-minute goalless draw to advance to the next round.
Hazfi Cup holders will be in good shape with Abbas Mohammadi as their first goalkeeper, Moharram Navidkia as captain and Mahmoud Karimi as skipper.They are well-prepared to give their team the lead.
Sepahan’s players practised at the Dubai-based Iranian Club on Monday which was watched by fans. All the players are ready to take part in the second leg.
Sepahan coach Luka Bonacic has already expressed his satisfaction after winning the opening leg.
“I don’t know anything about our chances of winning, but if we play like we did in the first leg, we will definitely win,“ he said.
Australian referee Williams Benjamin will judge the Al-WahdaÐSepahan tournament at 19:30 on Wednesday.

The Spanish Cycling Federation on Tuesday cleared Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo, who tested positive for doping during the 2007 Tour de France, after a second test proved negative.

MADRID, Spain,
Oct. 23--Spain’s Iban Mayo has been cleared of taking performance-enhancing drugs during the Tour de France by the Spanish cycling federation.
According to Reuters, the mountain specialist tested positive for the banned blood-boosting drug erythropoietin (EPO) on 24 July, which was the Tour’s final rest day. But the 30-year-old’s second test proved negative.
The federation said there had been a mistake with the first sample taken from the Saunier-Duval rider. The Spaniard would have been suspended for a minimum of two years if his B sample had proved positive.
“It was a very bad experience because I didn’t understand what was happening but everything has turned out as I expected,“ he told Spanish newspaper Marca.
“It doesn’t seem logical nor credible,“ he said. “I’ve spent many years cycling and I can’t chuck it all in but sometimes you feel like it because there are so many injustices. The fans who like cycling don’t want to see this sort of thing. Cycling is a spectacle that involves sacrifice if not you don’t get the results.“

aLONDON, Oct. 23--Wembley Stadium has been shortlisted to host the Champions League final in 2010 or 2011, reported BBC.
The rebuilt venue will be visited by a delegation from European football’s governing body UEFA this year. Berlin’s Olympia Stadion, the Allianz Arena in Munich and, in Spain, Madrid’s Bernabeu and the Mestalla in Valencia are the other stadiums in contention.
Meanwhile, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Dublin’s rebuilt Lansdowne Road are in contention for the UEFA Cup final. Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Espanyol’s Estadi Montjuic in Barcelona, the Arena Hamburg and the National Stadium in Bucharest are the other stadia being considered for that competition.
Capacity, infrastructure, facilities and functionality were listed by UEFA as the criteria under consideration for the stadia, as well as legal documentation, accommodation and airport facilities. There also remains a rotation policy between national associations.
Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick said: “We’re delighted that UEFA have shortlisted Wembley for both the 2010 and 2011 finals. It is recognition of Wembley’s place among the very best football stadiums in the world, as well as its unique tradition and history.“
The Champions League finals in 2008 and 2009 will be held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome respectively.