ACL 2017 Round of 16 2nd leg: Al Ain vs. Esteghlal Tehran [PREVIEW]
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Loading...AFC – AL AIN, Hosts Al Ain must come from a goal down against Esteghlal in the second-leg of the 2017 AFC Champions League Round of 16 at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Monday if they are to have any chance of progressing to the last eight for the second successive year.
Kaveh Rezaei’s penalty at the death gave Esteghlal what could prove an invaluable one-goal cushion to defend in the United Arab Emirates, where Al Ain have won just one of their three home games so far.
The 1-0 defeat was the Emiratis’ first of the 2017 continental campaign and came after Saeed Juma, who will be suspended for the return fixture, was sent off with 13 minutes to play.
Esteghlal are also missing key personnel as Farshid Esmaeili was dismissed eight minutes later, although Ali Ghorbani is available for selection after serving a
