Opened on February 22, and having hosted its inaugural opener in the Charity Shield last Friday, the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium is set to appear on the grandest stage in Asia when the AFC Champions League welcomes its newest venue with an intriguing Group G clash between the Malaysian champions and the Korean FA Cup winners.

Ahead of the match, the-AFC.com spoke exclusively to exciting 22-year-old talent Safawi to get his view on Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT)'s new home, the upcoming game against Suwon, and his experiences facing off against Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta.

Both sides have suffered defeats to Japan’s Vissel Kobe in their opening Group G ties, with JDT going down 5-1 on the opening day and Suwon conceding late to lose 1-0 two weeks ago.

With five teams having collected six points from two games, the-AFC.com has selected a star performer from each side and asks you, the fans, to tell us who you think has had the biggest impact by casting your vote at the bottom of the article.

Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it was agreed that Group matches scheduled for March and April which cannot be played, will be moved to May 19-20 - Match Day (MD3), May 26-27 (MD4), June 16-17 (MD5) and June 23-24 (MD6).

Where matches have been agreed between the two clubs, then the matches will go ahead as planned, if agreed by other stakeholders. A full list of fixtures will be confirmed between the MAs and the Clubs by March 16, 2020.

In Thailand, Bangkok United and Ratchaburi set the pace as they made it four wins from four, and there was early glory for Johor Darul Ta’zim in Malaysia and Hanoi FC in Vietnam.

Elsewhere, the league campaigns got underway in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, while the action continued in Cambodia, Myanmar and Guam, so join the-AFC.com as we review a busy weekend in the ASEAN and East Zones.

Some teams have yet to open their campaign due to the coronavirus outbreak but several of those who have are already impressing.

So too are the players with Al Hilal's Bafetimbi Gomis continuing from where he left off last season while the talismanic Andres Iniesta has been at the forefront of debutants Vissel Kobe's sparkling start.

Join us as the-AFC.com takes a close look at how the groups stand.

The 49-year-old Serbian replaces Swiss Christian Gross, who parted ways with the club recently following a series of indifferent results.