The 2018 AFC Champions League Groups were confirmed yesterday after the play-off matches were completed, here are the West Asian groups in full:
Group | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 | Team 4 |
A | Al Jazira [UAE] | Al Ahli [KSA] | Tractor Sazi [IRN] | Al Gharafa [QAT] |
B | Al Duhail [QAT] | Al Wahda [UAE] | Lokomotiv [UZB] | Zob Ahan [IRN] |
C | Persepolis [IRN] | Al Sadd [QAT] | Al Wasl [UAE] | Nasaf Qarshi [UZB] |
D | Al Hilal [KSA] | Esteghlal [IRN] | Al Rayyan [QAT] | Al Ain [UAE] |
Players to watch:
Group A: Ali Mabkhout from Al Jazira, Motaz Hawsawi from Al Ahli, Wesley Sneijder from Al Gharafa.
Group B: Youssef El Arabi from Al Duhail, Mourad Batna from Al Wahda.
Group C: Jugurtha Hamroun from Al Sadd, Fabio de Lima from Al Wasl.
Social MediaGroup D: Omar Khrbin from Al Hilal, Abdelrazzak Hamdallah from Al Rayyan and Omar Abdulrahman from Al Ain.
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