Pohang Steelers won the competition last year
for a record third time and despite the team’s poor form at home; they have
made it into the last eight once again. The first leg is a long trek to the
home of Iran’s league leaders Zob Ahan. It is the first time that the hosts
have made it this far but after the Iranian national team won 1-0 in Seoul last
week in an international friendly, Pohang will be taking nothing for granted