Sepahan is a super favorite for the book with the logic that the tail of the Al Ain group has already been excluded from the next phase. And I ask: What chances does Sepahan have to surpass Al Sadd in second place? Practically none, because Al Sadd will have to lose today from Al Nasr, which has secured the qualification, but also in the last match (with Sepahan).
Isfahan knows this for this and people close to the team say: When players and coaches change, the team should be given time to form. At Sepahan, in addition to these changes, the board and management team have also changed. With these descriptions, the best situation for Sepahan in the Champions League is to see these games as a preparatory game. This is the best opportunity for the coach and the players to get to know each other. With the exclusion, no accident or any complicated issue will happen!
Al Ain clearly has no scoring motivation, but a prestige victory is sure to haunt it.