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        "id": 1928503,
        "msgid": "adhitia-urges-persib-to-focus-fully-on-acl-2-play-off-1787129746",
        "date": "2026-08-19 15:14:26",
        "title": "Adhitia urges Persib to focus fully on ACL 2 play-off",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Sports",
        "summary": "Persib Bandung's deputy CEO Adhitia Putra Herawan has called on the team to concentrate fully on their AFC Champions League Two play-off against Manila Digger on 31 August. Victory would place Persib in Group E alongside FC Seoul, Melbourne Victory and The Cong-Viettel. Adhitia stressed that qualification must be secured first before considering the challenges of the group stage.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy CEO of PT PERSIB Bandung Bermartabat, Adhitia Putra Herawan,\nhas asked his team to focus fully on the AFC Champions League Two (ACL\n2) play-off when they face Philippine representatives Manila Digger in\nBandung on 31 August. Adhitia made the remarks in response to the ACL 2\ngroup stage draw, in which Persib, should they defeat Manila Digger,\nwould occupy Group E alongside FC Seoul (South Korea), Melbourne Victory\n(Australia) and The Cong-Viettel (Vietnam). \u201cBut the most important\nthing is that we qualify first. Whoever the opponent, we must win first\nso that we advance to the next round,\u201d said Adhitia, as quoted from\nPersib\u2019s official website on Wednesday. The draw means Persib\u2019s journey\nin this season\u2019s Asian competition will not be easy. They will not only\ncompete on quality with the three teams in Group E on the pitch, but\nwill also face physical challenges due to the long journeys to\nAustralia, South Korea and Vietnam. \u201cBut the most important thing is\nthat we qualify first in the qualifier on the 31st (of August),\u201d he\nconcluded. Last season, Persib\u2019s Asian campaign was ended by Thai club\nRatchaburi in the round of 16. That achievement was better than the\nprevious season, when they were eliminated early in the group stage\nafter finishing bottom of the table.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/adhitia-urges-persib-to-focus-fully-on-acl-2-play-off-1787129746",
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