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Insider's View: Urawa Red Diamonds

Western Sydney Wanderers may be able to exploit the J.League runners-up's lack of match fitness and pint-sized defence

Urawa Red Diamonds shape as one of the favourites for the 2017 J.League title but their poor recent reputation in the AFC Champions League (ACL) should give Western Sydney Wanderers some hope.

The Reds won the ACL at their first attempt in 2007 but failed to get out of their group in 2013 and 2015, while they were eliminated in the Round of 16 last year.

Goal's Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi believes Urawa struggle to handle more physically imposing sides in the ACL and has predicted the Wanderers could exploit the visitors' lack of height at Campbelltown Stadium on Tuesday.