Tehran - An Iranian table tennis player has delivered a stellar performance in the European Champions League, putting his team on the verge of advancing to the next round.
 In the first leg of the European Champions League Round of 16, the French club Lille Métropole—featuring Iranian player Amir Hussein Hodaei—faced Germany’s Saarbrücken on home. Lille Métropole secured a 3–2 victory over the defending champions.
In the match, Hodaei initially lost 3–0 to Germany’s Patrick Franziska, who is ranked 11th in the world. However, with the overall team score tied at 2–2, Hodaei delivered an outstanding performance against Spain’s top player, Álvaro Robles (ranked 64th globally), winning 3–0 and clinching the victory for his team in the first leg.
The return leg between the two teams is scheduled to take place in Germany next month.