JEDDAH, April 21 : Vissel Kobe coach Michael Skibbe has questioned whether clubs from Japan can compete with their counterparts from cash-rich Gulf state leagues after his side were eliminated from the Asian Champions League Elite by holders Al-Ahli. Skibbe's team were overrun in the second half of their semi-final on Monday by the Saudi side's expensively assembled squad, with goals from Brazilian winger Galeno and England striker Ivan Toney cancelling out Yoshinori Muto's 31st minute opener. "