Iranian Pair Taremi, Rezaei Nominated for Best Forward of ACL2017 Team

After deciding the top goalkeeper, the best defense in front of him and the playmakers in midfield, the-afc.com has eight players of the 2017 AFC Champions League Best XI confirmed, so now it's time to complete the jigsaw by voting for the men to lead the line up front.

So, there are the eight players in contention for the three places in attack.

Mehdi Taremi
With Persepolis needing a victory to advance to the knockout rounds, Mehdi Taremi's hat-trick in the final group stage game against Al Wahda was one of the standout performances of the tournament as the Azadi Stadium side sealed a return to the last 16.

Then, with Al Ahli still in the contest in the second leg of the quarter-finals, Taremi held his nerve to slot home a late penalty and secure the Tehran side a place in the last four for the first time; however, he was subsequently ruled out of both games against Al Hilal.

Kaveh Rezaei
Kaveh Rezaei's goal-scoring form in the first half of 2017 ultimately paved the way for a move to Europe as he fired Esteghlal into the knockout rounds for the first time since 2013 with four goals in six group stage games.

When Rezaei remained calm to net a stoppage-time penalty and secure a 1-0 first-leg win over Al Ain in the last 16 things looked good for Esteghlal, only for them to succumb to a 6-1 defeat in the return meeting, with Rezaei scoring a consolation before departing for Belgium.

The Iranian duo will have to compete with Omar Khribin, Hulk, Rafael Silva, Shinzo Koroki, Alan and Yu Kobayashi in the poll.