The two teams were affected by the absence of several players due to injury and illness, with several having tested positive for COVID-19.

The next quarter-final pits ASEAN against South Asia with a delightful curling free-kick from Hanoi FC's Nguyen Quang Hai in 2019 taking on a lovely finish from East Bengal's Mehtab Hossain from 2013 as Vietnam and India go head to head.

For the second successive day, the last eight features a contest between Malaysia and Hong Kong as Safawi Rasid's piledriver for Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2018 goes up against lovely effort by Kitchee SC's Lam Ka Wai from 2014.

In this week’s list of Asian world-beaters, a teenager helps bring down one of the world’s biggest clubs, a regular nominee shows why he has been voted his club’s player of the season, plus goals in England, Portugal, Belgium and Sweden

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The win was the second consecutive victory for Hélio Sousa’s side, having defeated Tajikistan 1-0 last Saturday, while Lebanon suffered their first defeat under the guidance of new head coach Jamal Taha.

Teixeira scored one and was heavily involved in the other as Cosmin Olaroiu’s side defeated the eight-time Chinese Super League winners to claim the club’s debut league title in thrilling fashion.

With the teams level after a scoreless first leg meeting on Sunday, Eder Martins’ free-kick earned Jiangsu the lead in first-half injury time after He Chao was sent off, and Teixeira doubled the lead two minutes into the second half.

Wei Shihao gave Guangzhou a glimmer of hope with a header in the 61st minute, although Fabio Cannavaro’s side were unable to find a way through again to take the game in extra-time.

the-AFC.com looks at four head coaches from four different nations who led their respective sides into the quarter-finals of the 2020 AFC Champions League (West), navigating various challenges and proving their worth as some of the finest in the continent in 2020.