PLDC – Persepolis of Iran will meet Emirati football team Al Jazira in Round of 16 of the AFC Champions League.
Al Jazira lost to Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Tuesday in Group A of the ACL in the UAE.
The result means Al Jazira will host Persepolis, who topped Group C, on May 7 in Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium ahead of the return leg a week later in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
Al Ahli will play 2011 champion Al Sadd in this stage.
Iranian football teams Esteghlal and Zob Ahan will also meet together in Round of 16.
Zob Ahan will host Esteghlal in Isfahan’s Fooladshahr Stadium on May 8 and the second leg will be held at the Azadi Stadium on May 15.