Kuala Lumpur: Akram Afif has been named the Toyota Player of the Week after the forward played a starring role in Al Sadd’s 2-2 draw with Esteghlal in the second leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-final on Monday as the Qatari side advanced 5-3 on aggregate.

With Al Sadd leading 3-1 from the first leg, Afif burst into the box to open the scoring with a low, angled drive before, with his side 2-1 down on the night, the 21-year-old was brought down for a penalty in injury time as the hosts salvaged a 2-2 draw to advance.

Afif had five attempts on goal, posted a passing accuracy of 86 percent and created three chances for his teammates as he scored an 8.0 rating to help Al Sadd return to the semi-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 2011.

Second in this week’s ranking is Kashima Antlers midfielder Serginho (pictured below), who scored for the second successive game against Tianjin Quanjian as the Japanese side claimed a 3-0 second-leg win to progress to their first ever AFC Champions League semi-final 5-0 on aggregate.

The Iranian side came from 2-0 down on aggregate to record a 3-2 victory, with goals from Jalal Hosseini, and Godwin Mensha either side of a Sultan Al Brake own goal helping them turn the tie around at Azadi Stadium.

Coming into the home second leg with a slim one-goal disadvantage, Persepolis found themselves another goal down after 33 minutes as Al Duhail captain Karim Boudiaf capitalised on a poor defensive clearance.

Goalkeeper Shin Hwa-yong was Suwon's hero as he saved three penalties - the first in second half stoppage time which forced the tie into extra time and two in the resultant shootout.

In need of goals, the visitors did much of the early attacking at Suwon World Cup Stadium and took the lead on the night inside the 11th minute.

Suwon failed to deal with Ricardo Lopes’ ball into the area and fellow Brazilian Adriano latched onto the loose ball to poke past goalkeeper Shin.

Although heartened by the opener, Jeonbuk were unable to add a second, nor carve out another clear-cut opportunity, before half-time despite the lion’s share of attacking play and possession.

The 2011 winners advanced to the next stage on the back of a 5-3 aggregate win, having defeated the Iranian team 3-1 in the first leg in Tehran.

Goals from Serginho, Hiroki Abe, and Shoma Doi wrapped up a 5-0 aggregate victory for the Japanese side over their Chinese opponents, delivering them to a first ever semi-final in Asia’s premier club competition.

After suffering a 2-0 loss in the first leg in Japan three weeks ago, Tianjin went into the return meeting at Macau Olympic Stadium needing to win by at least two goals to have any chance of remaining in the competition.

That wrapped up a 5-0 aggregate scoreline for the Japanese side, who ensured their smooth progression with an efficient display all over the pitch.