Pakhtako lost to Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia in home soil with the score 2-0 and was eliminated from the tournament.

Mousa Al Shammari opened the scoring for the visitors after just six minutes, Abdullah Al Astaa’s second-half penalty handed Al Shabab a first win of the campaign.

Persepolis advanced to the AFC Champions League Round of 16 as runners-up in Group A at the expense of Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr after they edged out Bunyodkor 2-1.

But after Bunyodkor starlet Sardor Rashidov had cancelled out Persepolis captain Mohammad Noori’s opener from the spot early in the second half, Obid Jurabaev’s own goal on 72 minutes meant the Iranians secured second place in Group A.