ACL MD4 – Group A: Lokomotiv vs. Esteghlal Tehran [PREVIEW]
AFC – TASHKENT, Lokomotiv will look to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat to Esteghlal last month when the Iranian side travel to Uzbekistan for the reverse fixture in Group A of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.
The Uzbek champions won their only previous game at Lokomotiv Stadium, beating Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates 2-0, while Esteghlal lost their only game on road when the Emiratis ran out 2-0 winners in Dubai.
Lokomotiv suffered a 2-0 reversal to Shortan in their last Uzbek League match on Thursday while Esteghlal warmed up for the clash with a 1-1 draw against Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz the same day.