<div>The 32-year-old, a bronze medal winner at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, will return for a second stint at the club he first played for from 2007 until 2010, when he moved to Germany to sign for Vfl Wolfsburg.</div>
<div>Ahead of the draw which kicks off at 15:00 (UTC+8) in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, join <strong><em>the-AFC.com</em></strong> as we take a quick look at some facts and figures of the continental showpiece.</div>
<div>The result left the Central Asian side with four points from three matches in the six-team competition, with an opening day 1-0 win over Lithuania followed by a 2-0 defeat to eventual champions Ukraine before Tuesday’s final Matchday.</div>
<div>With the 2021 competition cancelled due to COVID-19, it’s been a long wait for fans of Vietnamese football, who got to celebrate their country’s first-ever win over China PR in January and can now finally look forward to seeing their favourite club sides back in action. <br><br></div><div>Ahead of the first round of fixtures, <strong><em>the-AFC.com</em></strong> highlights five things to look out for in the season ahead.</div>
<div>Nguyen Trung Thanh’s thumping free-kick was the only goal of the game as Vietnam sealed top spot, while Thailand advanced into the knockout stage as the best second-placed team.</div><div><br></div><div>Vietnam will play Timor-Leste in the semi-finals while Thailand will take on Laos. </div>
<div>The emphatic win secured Al Sadd a record-extending 16th league title with four matches to spare.<br><br>The victory took Al Sadd to 52 points, 10 ahead of Al Duhail SC who have only three matches remaining to the champions' four. </div>
