Persepolis looking for First ACL Title against Al-Hilal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis football team of Iran wants to win its first-ever title in the AFC Champions League and the team has a motivation to beat Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the quarter-final round.
A clash between Asian heavyweights, Al-Hilal and Persepolis, brings together two clubs with genuine claims on being the biggest and best in the continent, with vast support bases and bulging trophy cabinets.
Al-Hilal goes into the contest looking to return to the form that saw the club capture the AFC Champions League title in 2019 as the Riyadh-based giants finally shook off almost two decades of disappointment at continental level to claim the title.
Persepolis is not without their motivations in this competition too, having finished runner-up in 2018 and 2020 – behind Japan’s Kashima Antlers and Korea Republic's Ulsan Hyundai respectively – as the Tehran Reds look to win the championship for the first time.
The two clubs are no strangers on the continental stage having met one another on eight previous occasions, with the most recent coming in 2017. That ended in success for Al-Hilal as it advanced to the final with a 6-2 aggregate win over the Iranians before losing to Urawa Red Diamonds in the decider.
