Uzbekistan’s season will soon be back on track after August 14 was set as a new restart date, while the battle for second place intensifies in Islamic Republic of Iran.

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The win took Al Duhail's tally to 46 points with three matches to play and with closest challengers Al Rayyan held to a 0-0 draw by Al Arabi on Saturday, Al Duhail only need four more points to win the title for a seventh time.

Al Rayyan are on 42 points while defending champions Al Sadd are third on 35 with a match in hand.

Elsewhere, there was a battle of the Thai stars in Japan, while the Cambodian and Laotian leagues once again brought the goals and excitement in Southeast Asia's domestic championships.

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Fans returned to stadiums across Korea Republic, where it was a case of déjà vu in the K League 1 as Junior Negrao was yet again on the scoresheet in an Ulsan Hyundai win, although Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors remain hot on their heels.

Guangzhou Evergrande claimed derby day bragging rights by easing to a 5-0 victory over city rivals Guangzhou R&F in China PR, while there was also a full set of fixtures in both Mongolia and Chinese Taipei, so join the-AFC.com as we review the best of the action from across East Asia.

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After deciding the top goalkeeper, the best defence in front of him and the playmakers in midfield, we have eight players of our 2018 AFC Champions League Best XI confirmed, so now it's time to complete the jigsaw by voting for the men to lead the line up front.

So, without further ado, here are the eight players in contention for the three places in attack. Review the nominees and then choose your favourites for this all-star XI in the poll below.

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