The-AFC.com has selected six forwards who, in the absence of the AFC Champions League since early March, have starred for their teams in leagues across Asia and will go into the tournament's resumption full of confidence

It will come as no surprise that a number of the Persepolis side who have reached the 2020 AFC Champions League final made the line-up after their impressive displays throughout and they are joined by five other standout performers.

Below are the 11 players voted by the public on the-AFC.com, while an XI by Stats Perform, the official statistics provider for the AFC, is also included as a comparison.

Tell us who is your favourite player from the AFC Champions League 2020 (West) in the poll at the bottom of the article.

The Iranian champions sealed their spot in the December 19 final after a magnificent performance in the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) which was played in the centralised location of Qatar.

Having garnered just one point from their opening two matches before the tournament was halted in March by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iranian champions hardly put a foot wrong when the tournament resumed in September.

Join the-AFC.com as we relive Persepolis' journey to the AFC Champions League final, their second in three years.

With a lengthy break since the last Continental ties in the East were played on March 4, teams have refreshed and reinforced their squads during the eight-month hiatus.

Among them are former Premier League stars, FA Cup winners, legends looking for redemption and those who've previously had a taste of the AFC Champions League and have some unfinished business.

Missing six players who had tested positive for COVID-19 just hours before the friendly, Korea Republic conceded three times in a three-minute spell after Hwang Ui-jo had given them the lead in the 21st minute.

SC Freiburg midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon, FC Rubin Kazan midfielder Hwang In-beom, Busan IPark forward Lee Dong-jun and defender Kim Moon-hwan, Ulsan Hyundai FC goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo and Seongnam FC forward Na Sang-ho were the players who tested positive.

The match went ahead as Korea Republic were able to register 19 fit players, with rules requiring teams to have a minimum of 13.

It was Saudi Arabia’s their first official match in 2020 as they prepare for the resumption of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

Today's contest features South Asia and ASEAN as Maldivian superstar Ali Ashfaq's cheeky goal for New Radiant in 2013 faces off against an excellent scissor kick from Hanoi FC's Nguyen Van Quyet in 2017