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RIYADH: Al-Wehdat ensured that Al-Nassr’s frustrating season continued on Wednesday, as Group D of the AFC Champions League got underway. The Jordanian side held the struggling Saudi club to a goalless draw at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh.
The team from Amman, which was playing its first-ever match in Asia’s premier club competition, maintained a fine defensive rearguard throughout the game. They are the first Jordanian club to reach the group stage of the competition, and despite the troubles Al-Nassr have been having on and off the pitch this season the Saudi side was still expected to win this match on home soil.
, April 15 (IANS) FC Goa put on a sensational defensive display to hold Al Rayyan to a 0-0 draw in their AFC Champions League opener at the Fatorda Stadium.Juan Ferrando gave Ishan Pandita his first start in FC Goa colours as James Donachie and .
FC Goa await trial by fire in AFC Champions League debut
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Captain Edu Bedia s leadership and calmness in midfield has been key for Goa.
FC Goa
FC Goa will become the first Indian team to compete in the group stages of Asia s premiere club competition, the AFC Champions League on April 14, when they play Qatari side Al Rayyan. Ahead of this debut, we look at what s in store for the Indian side.
How did Goa do in ISL 2020-21?
Juan Ferrando s men finished fourth in the league stages, before losing to eventual champions Mumbai City FC in the semis (on penalties after drawing 2-2 in the first leg and 0-0 in the second.)