TEHRAN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Persepolis soccer club coach Branko Ivankovic said that they have a difficult task to book a place in the AFC Champions League semis, Tehran Times daily reported on Thursday.
Persepolis will have to face Qatar's Al Duhail who have won all eight of their matches in the ACL this year in ACL quarters.
"Al Duhail are the Qatar champions and have shown their strengths in the previous stages, however, I believe in my players," Ivankovic said.
"We have good memories of Al Duhail (Lekhwiya) in the previous seasons. We want to repeat our success against them," he was quoted as saying.
"We have a lot of respect for Al Duhail but I wish my deserved team all the best," Ivankovic added.
Persepolis will play Al Duhail on Aug. 28 in Doha and host the Qatari giants on Sept. 18 in Tehran.
