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AFC Champions League 2021: Persepolis FC vs FC Goa, When and where to watch, Live Streaming details

The tightest defence meets the highest scoring side in Group E, and this promises to be a contest worth waiting for.

FC Goa

Bengaluru, April 19: The tightest defence meets the highest scoring side in Group E, as FC Goa take on Persepolis FC in their third Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League encounter on Tuesday (April 20) night.

The match to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa begins at 10.30 pm IST and will be shown live on Star Sports 3.

If there is one word to define Goa's AFC Champions League campaign so far it is defiant. Nobody really gave the Gaurs much of a chance to make a mark at the continental stage heading into this tournament, but the results have proved otherwise.

Two straight goalless draws have left the Gaurs in second place in their group as they have well and truly set the cat amongst the pigeons.

AFC Champions League 2021: FC Goa hold Al Wahda, grab another pointAFC Champions League 2021: FC Goa hold Al Wahda, grab another point

Goa are the only team yet to concede a goal out of the four teams in Group E, but know that they will need to start looking promising in attack if they are to get any further in the continental tournament.

"It's important to score goals," said Goa coach Juan Ferrando in the pre-match press conference.

"The only way for us to improve is to play in this competition and face these tough opponents like Persepolis, Al Wahda and Al Rayyan. The exposure we get will help us develop further and Indian football as well."

AFC Champions League 2021: Gritty FC Goa hold formidable Al RayyanAFC Champions League 2021: Gritty FC Goa hold formidable Al Rayyan

Devendra Murgaonkar impressed off the bench for the Gaurs against Al Wahda, while Glan Martins, James Donachie and Dheeraj Singh were all equally impressive, making them a very hard team to beat.

Ferrando, though, will be missing the services of the hard-working Alexander Romario Jesuraj after the winger picked up a booking in each of his last two games.

Strong opponent

Persepolis are no strangers to life in AFC Champions League. The side finished runners up in the 2018 and 2020 editions and are already setting the pace in Group E.

Coach Yahya Golmohammadi, however, guarded his men against complacency.

"FC Goa have proven to be a very good side and I think they're the surprise package in the AFC Champions League so far," said Golmohammadi.

The two sides have never met before in AFC Champions League in what promises to be a contest worth waiting for.

Story first published: Monday, April 19, 2021, 20:33 [IST]
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