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Urawa Reds Urawa Reds were unable to put pressure on J-League leaders Sagan Tosu as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday.

Luiz Scolari Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Jiangsu Suning were the winners in Wednesday's AFC Champions League action.

Jiangsu Suning maintained their 100 per cent record in the AFC Champions League but Guangzhou Evergrande had to settle for a draw at Suwon.

Sagan Tosu Urawa Reds and Sagan Tosu will resume their battle for top spot in the J-League when they return to action on Saturday.

Kashiwa Reysol Group D pacesetters Kashiwa Reysol and Jeonbuk Motors maintained their unbeaten starts to the AFC Champions League after dominant victories on Tuesday.

Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai clambered out of the J-League relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Cerezo Osaka on Saturday to make it third victories in a row.

Omiya Ardija Yoshito Okubo's hat-trick helped J-League high-flyers Kawasaki Frontale bring Omiya Ardija's mini-revival to an abrupt end on Tuesday.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe will be out to take a grip of second spot in the J-League as Kashima Antlers visit Kashiwa Reysol.

Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka gave their J-League survival hopes a boost and simultaneously dented Urawa Reds' title charge with a 1-0 win on Saturday.

Jiangsu Suning, Western Sydney Wanderers and Shanghai SIPG were Wednesday's winners in the AFC Champions League.