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Golmohammadi hails Persepolis’ resilience, Blanc finds silver lining in tough AFC Champions League defeat


Goa: Yahya Golmohammadi praised his players for not giving up as Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis FC fought back to defeat Al Rayyan of Qatar 3-1 in Group E of the 2021 AFC Champions League on Saturday.

Persepolis, runners-up in 2018 and 2020, were a goal down for the first time this season but mounted a second half resurgence to maintain their perfect start to their 2021 AFC Champions League campaign after having defeated Al Wahda 1-0 on Matchday One
Persepolis' attacking resolve in the second half was swift as Al Rayyan were left stunned following quick fire goals within four minutes of the restart and Golmohammadi was proud of his team's winning mentality.

“We entered the second half with the drive and motivation that we could win the match,” said Golmohammadi. “We never once lost that self confidence and therefore we won.”
“The whole team is built this way. We achieved this victory with teamwork and never once surrendered or admitted defeat.