The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday ranked Barca legend Xavi's effort during the 2018 AFC Champions League match against Iran's Persepolis among the best.
"The Spaniard’s supreme awareness was key to this Baghdad Bounedjah goal, a glance over his shoulder coming just before he swivels and dumbfounds the two Persepolis centre-backs with the smartest of balls to enable the Algerian to double Al Sadd’s advantage," the AFC mentioned on its '5 of the Best' poll on its web site.
The match saw Bounedjah scoring a brilliant double as the hosts defeated Persepolis 3-1. "Arguably one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Xavi made his AFC Champions League debut in 2018, lighting up games with his vision, creativity and even the odd goal to boot," it said. Fans can vote to select the top assist on https://www. the-afc.com/competitions/afcchampions-league/latest/ news/5-of-the-best-assists before August 20.
