It is the first time in the 55-year history of the elite African club competition that a match in the home-and-away final series has not been completed. Plastic bottles containing liquid were also flung toward the Wydad players and coaches as tempers flared. They are only the fourth club after Al Ahly of Egypt, TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Enyimba of Nigeria to achieve back-to-back Champions League triumphs. It was also a special night for 37-year-old coach Moine Chaabani, who became the first from north Africa to win two Champions League finals in a row. Many Esperance supporters flocked to the district where the club was formed 100 years ago in a cafe of the same name.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2019 03:00 UTC