Gamba Osaka, having won a hard-fought quarter-final in the ACL2, advanced to the semi-finals. The intense 120-minute battle was a condensed display of the strengths that have been built up under the Visching regime. Miura scored a spectacular goal, and Higashiguchi, the oldest player on the team, made a crucial penalty save in a critical situation. Then, fulfilling the expectations of the manager who skillfully shifted gears with substitutions in the second half as in almost every match, WEL...

Head Coach JENS WISSING said , "I believe Hiroshima is a team with strong individual players and will play with high intensity. I also have the impression that they will put in a lot of crosses near the goal and commit many players into the penalty box. This tight schedule is beyond our control, but we want to focus on what we need to do within that constraint. We are going to the J.League to return to the battlefield and win, so we want to be well-prepared. Our fans and supporters have ...

DF Ginjiro IKEGAYA graduated from Tsukuba University and joined GAMBA OSAKA . MF Yuki YOSHIHARA, who graduated from the academy and went on to Takushoku University, fulfilled his dream of going professional with Gamba. And FW Harumi MINAMINO, who is in his fourth year as a professional. We gathered these three players, all born in 2004, and asked them about how they became friends and their impressions of each other. Enjoy this roundtable discussion, where you may discover some surprising sides to them! PROFILEDF19Ikeya Ginjiro IKEGAYA Date of Birth: June 19, 2004 Birthplace: Tokyo Height/Weight: 183cm/82kg Blood Type: B Dominant Foot: Right Nickname: Gin-Gin-chan MF32 Yuki YOSHIHARA(Y...