The Qatari side's Spanish medio was in scintillating form on the night and gave his team control of Group D....
Reigning champions of Qatar, Al Rayyan SC, were very much in desperate need of a win when they hosted Iran's Persepolis on matchday 3 of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Group D on 14th March 2017 in Doha.
Having surrendered the advantage of an opening round win by falling to a surprise defeat at the hands of Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, the Michael Laudrup-coached team had no option but to win against Persepolis who were undefeated coming into this game.