AFC Champions League: FC Goa Target Win vs Al Rayyan After Changes and Loss Against Persepolis
News 18Indian Super League 2020-21 semi-finalists FC Goa will look to start afresh after their crushing defeat at the hands of Iranian giants Persepolis FC, when they take on Qatar’s Al Rayyan SC in their penultimate Group E match of the AFC Champions League here on Monday. FC Goa head coach Juan Ferrando, forced by heavy workload and injuries to key players, had made eight changes to the starting XI, which lost 0-4 to Persepolis FC. But most of the rested star players – Dheeraj Singh, Brandon Fernandes, Glan Martins, Jorge Ortiz, Saviour Gama, Adil Khan, Seriton Fernandes — are expected to start against Al Rayyan SC on Monday night. The match also saw two Al Rayyan SC players — Ahmed Abdel Maqsoud and Franck Kom — receive red cards, meaning the duo won’t be seen in action against FC Goa.