Participating in an additional competition is not often helpful to teams in their own domestic leagues but for Johor Darul Ta'zim, the perception is that competing in the ACL only serves to give them the extra boost when returning to the Malaysia Super League.
Thus far JDT have played five matches in the elite Asia club competition and on each of those occasions, they have not suffered a defeat on their immediate return to play in the MSL. Like an engine that needs to be kept running to maintain its highest effeciency, the JDT machine is thriving on the added challenge of extra matches on the continental front.