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Persepolis draw 0-0 with Al Hilal

Xinhua, April 24, 2017 Adjust font size:

Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal secured their place in the knockout phase of the 2017 AFC Champions League on Monday as they picked up a point with a 0-0 draw against newly crowned Iranian champions Persepolis, Tehran Times daily reported.

The goalless draw moved the Saudi Arabia champions onto nine points in Group D and, thanks to the goal scored in the 1-1 draw in their first meeting with Persepolis on Matchday One, the club from Riyadh cannot be passed by Branko Ivankovic's team.

Persepolis remain in third place in the group with six points with their hopes of a place in the Round of 16 growing increasingly slim after they failed to score for the second game in a row. Endit