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Iran's Persepolis coach proud of 3-0 win in AFC Champions League

Xinhua, February 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Iran's Persepolis beat "a strong team" in AFC Champions League on Tuesday, Persepolis coach Hamid Derakhshan was quoted as saying by Tasnim news on Wednesday.

Persepolis whitewashed Qatar's Lekhwiya 3-0 in Group A in Tehran's Azadi stadium.

"I dedicate this victory to those who were patient and supported us," Derakhshan said.

"We played as we expected. We had already analyzed Lekhwiya and my players did their best in the match. I am proud of them," he added.

"In the Iranian Professional League, our opponents are very tight defensively but in the AFC Champions League, we can play better since we play the more quality teams," he noted.

Persepolis coach and players have been under pressure over the unsatisfactory results in Iran's Supper league in the current season.

In another match of the group, Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia tied Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan 1-1 on Tuesday. Endi