Shandong Taishan and Yokohama F Marinos will square off for the third time in the AFC Champions League this season. The current leaders of the Chinese Super League defeated Kawasaki 4-2 last month, advancing from that Champions League round of 16 tie, 6-5 on aggregate. Tricolor have never made it beyond the Champions League quarter-finals, losing out at this stage versus FC Seoul in 2015-16 (4-2 on aggregate)