Al Rayyan’s poor run continued after Aymen Hussein hit a brace to lead Umm Salal to a thrilling win in the QNB Stars League at Thani bin Jassim Stadium
26 Apr 2021 - 9:29
AFC
AFC | The Peninsula
Qatar s Al Rayyan and hosts FC Goa both will seek their first win in the 2021 AFC Champions League when they square off in a Group E encounter at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium today.
Al Rayyan who are falling short in their bid to advance to the Round of 16 at the 10th time of trying, began their 2021 AFC Champions League campaign with a goalless draw against the Goan side before going down 3-1 against Iran’s Persepolis.
The Laurent Blanc-coached men then lost back-to-back to UAE’s Al Wahda (3-2, 1-0) to suffer early elimination. Blanc’s side sits bottom of the standings but the Frenchman is adamant that their position doesn’t do justice to their quality and with the likes of Yacine Brahimi, Yohan Boli and Shojae Khalilzadeh in his squad, he will expect three points against FC Goa.