The AFC Champions League Elite is back at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium as Johor Darul Ta'zim FC gear up for their first home game of the 2025/26 campaign! After a narrow 2-1 defeat to Thai League champions Buriram United in the opening match, the Southern Tigers are ready to bounce back in front of their loyal fans.

Their opponents? FC Machida Zelvia — the Japanese debutants who announced themselves on the continental stage with a solid 1-1 draw against FC Seoul. Hungry, fearless, and with nothing to lose, Zelvia will be looking to spoil the party in Johor.

But this is Fortress Johor. This is where passion roars, where history is written, and where JDT rise to the challenge. 

Expect intensity. Expect noise. Expect a battle under the lights.
The Southern Tigers are coming for three points — and Asia is watching.