TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Esteghlal Tehran FC suffered a heavy defeat in its starting match in Group C of 2019 AFC Champions League on Tuesday against Al Duhail in Doha.

The match between Iran's Esteghlal Tehran football club and Al Duhail of Qatar was held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium stadium, Doha, on Tuesday afternoon, which ended with a 3-0 win for the Qatari team. 

Meanwhile, another Iranian giant Perspolis, which was the vice champion of 2018 AFC Champions League, did not display a good performance and only drew 1-1 in a home match against Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Group D. 

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