We begin this episode with a look back at recent goings-on in the ACL over in Qatar, recording straight after FC Tokyo's loss to Ulsan, before moving on to the six games played in Matchday 30 over the weekend, with Kashima and Cerezo Osaka gaining ground in the hunt for a top three place after both Gamba Osaka and Nagoya drew (to 33:23).

In Part 2 we continue our J1 Players of the Season series with Yokohama FC, Tosu, Sapporo and Kobe featured, before a brief look ahead to upcoming fixtures.