The time is almost upon us for the Esteghlal vs Al-Gharafa AFC Champions League Elite game which is scheduled to start shortly, and the team line-ups are in.
We can reveal that the starting XI for Esteghlal which is confirmed as follows:
Esteghlal
Hossein Hosseini
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 32
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 31
Ramin Rezaeian #23
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 34
Didier Ndong #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Gabon
Place of birth: Lambaréné , Gabon
Jaloliddin Masharipov
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Blanco, G
Niknafs, Z
Fallah, S
Silva, R
Zakipour, M
Hossein Eslami, M
The starting line-up for Al-Gharafa has also been confirmed as follows:
Al-Gharafa
N'Diaye, K
Nani, M
Jang, H
Sassi, F
Assim Madibo #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Doha, Qatar
Florinel Coman #17
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Romania
Place of birth: Brăila, Romania
José Luis Mato Sanmartín
Also known as Joselu
Forward
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Stuttgart, Germany
Díaz, F
Sano, S
Al Ganehi, A
Yousif, A
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