Make or break for Australian sides

SINGAPORE, Apr 18: Australian hopefuls Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC are facing a make-or-break week as they bid to ignite their flagging AFC Champions League campaigns. As the pool stage passes the halfway mark, Melbourne, with just one point, will look to build on their vital away draw against China's Tianjin Teda when they entertain the Group E table-toppers. Sydney have a difficult trip to Shanghai Shenhua as they try to climb into the reckoning in Group H, a week after their first home loss in the continental championship. Injury-hit Sydney's heavy 3-0 defeat to Kashima Antlers came in an emotional match last week that was rescheduled after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami last month. "Everyone is worried about the players and their families. -AFP