Al Duhail Take on UAE's Sharjah in ACL 2020 Group C Match

Doha, September 14 (QNA) - Al Duhail will take on the UAE's Sharjah on Tuesday in the Group C action in the 2020 AFC Champions League at Education City Stadium. Al Duhail kicked off their campaign with a 2-0 home win over Islamic Republic of Irans Persepolis FC courtesy of goals from Mario Mandzukic and Edmilson, but then succumbed to a 2-0 away loss to Saudi Pro League side Al Taawoun, leaving them in second place in Group C on three points, afc.com reported. Sharjah, returning to the competition for the first time since 2004, lost their opening game 1-0 to Al Taawoun in their first game back in the competition since 2004, before earning a 2-2 draw with Persepolis as Mohamed Khalfans close range tap in and Ryan Mendes hammered effort from close range cancelled out Ali Alipours brace. A win for Sharjah could lift them up the group standings ahead of the reverse fixture between the two sides on Friday, while a win for the Qatari side could see them potentially top the group if Al Taawoun lose their game against Persepolis. Sharjah hope to emulate or improve on their only previous appearance in the competition way back in 2004 when they reached the quarter-final sbefore bowing out to Korea Republics Seongnam FC. Al Duhail on the other hand have reached the quarter finals in 2018 but exited at the hand of eventual runners-up Persepolis with an aggregate score of 3-2. (QNA)