No team in the Chinese top flight has begun a campaign so well and it makes the German coach's team early favourites to win the CSL.

Spanish attacking midfielder Jonathan Viera hit a hat-trick in a 4-1 defeat of Dalian Yifang on Sunday to extend Beijing's perfect run.

Played in torrential rain in the Chinese capital, the home side took time to settle into the game and it was the visitors who enjoyed the best early chance but Pedro Junior couldn’t beat Zou Dehai in goal.

It took until 30 minutes into the game for the home side to start to take control and Cedric Bakambu almost gave Beijing a fortuitous lead when Yu Dabao’s header ricocheted off his foot, just evading the far post.

Another exciting round of Continental football across Asia brought with it a series of intriguing ties, the-AFC.com talks to those involved to reflect on their latest matches.

Al Wahda's attacking midfielder Leonardo netted four times in his side's sensational 4-3 win at home over Qatar's Al Rayyan in their Group B Matchday Four clash on Monday to earn this week's top accolade.

The Brazilian's quadruple helped the Emirati club come back from 2-0 and then 3-1 deficits, with his match-winner coming in the 89th minute. The former Al Ahli Saudi star showed tremendous precision with his finishing, with his four goals coming from five shots on target.

Leonardo also made two key passes, registered 61 touches and won three fouls as he was awarded a 9.9 rating to lead the Toyota Player of the Week standings.

Countryman Ricardo Lopes (below) likewise shone on Matchday Four with the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors winger scoring a stunning opener for the Korean side in their 2-1 win over Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds.

Schäfer’s assistant, Farhad Majidi is the caretaker coach and will take charge of the club for the remaining games in both the Iran Pro League and the AFC Champions League.

It was a disappointing week for the 69-year-old German and Esteghlal, who lost 1-0 to Padideh in the Iran Pro League on Saturday, following a similar 1-0 defeat to Al Hilal in the 2019 AFC Champions League Group C on Matchday Four.

The 53-year-old Chamusca took charge of a training session of the Riyadh-based club, who currently sit on top of Group C in the 2019 AFC Champions League, on Saturday.

Mamic's final game for the 2017-18 Saudi Pro League champions was Friday's 5-0 defat against Al Taawoun in the 2019 King’s Cup semi-finals.