The two sides have collected maximum points from two games, with the reigning J-League champions having beaten Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 and Sydney FC 4-0 back in February, while Shanghai SIPG started their continental journey last week with 2-1 wins against the same two opponents.

With Jeonbuk and Sydney FC having both picked up just one point from three games, a win on Wednesday would put the victors in pole position to secure passage to the Round of 16 ahead of the rematch at the same venue three days later.

The injury-hit Chinese club had just one shot on target in 90 minutes but that proved sufficient to win the Group F clash, with veteran winger Yu Hanchao converting a decisive penalty kick in the 71st minute.

Still without the services of some of their most important players and just three days removed from a heavy defeat against Ulsan Hyundai, Shenhua prevailed to lift their tally to six points from three matches in Doha, putting them in knockout stage contention for the first time since 2006.

The K League heavyweights found themselves on the brink of defeat when Daniel Stynes put the Australians ahead in the final 20 minutes, but goals from substitutes Kim In-sung and Junior Negrao, scored in the 89th and third minute of added time respectively, made it back to back wins in Doha.

Doha: Li Shenglong has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League (East) Toyota Player of the Week after the forward netted a brace in Shanghai SIPG's 2-1 victory over Sydney FC.

Li, whose pair of headed goals helped the Chinese Super League side come from a goal down to claim all three points, was top of Stats Perform's ratings after he received an impressive 8.5 rating, and fans agreed he was the standout player as he gained 64 percent of the votes.

Thirty-two players from all five of the AFC's Zones began the contest more than six weeks ago and that number has now been whittled down to just two as fans voted in their masses to help Ashfaq and Chan reach the showpiece event.

The final pits South Asia against East Asia as Maldivian superstar Ashfaq's superb solo goal for Male side New Radiant in 2013 goes up against a wonderful strike by Chan for Hong Kong's South China AA in 2013.

In a showdown between arguably the biggest talents in their respective countries, Malaysian Safawi - currently on loan at Portuguese side Portimonense - polled 70 percent of the votes against Vietnamese sensation Quang Hai.

Based from Brighton to Bulgaria, we’ve identified 10 of the continent’s top performers on the global stage over the last seven days, but who deserves the title of AFC International Player of the Week?

Here are our contenders from November 18 to 24: