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The Riyadh-based club have been firing on all cylinders since recovering from a slow start domestically and Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates will aim to continue their good run at Al Awwal Park.

Having been denied victory at the very end on Matchday One, the Islamic Republic of Iran side will be determined to not slip up against a star-studded Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia.

The Uzbekistan club already have three points from Matchday One and another win will firmly establish them at the top of the standings.

Al Duhail had to settle for a share of the spoils with Tajikistan's FC Istiklol on Matchday One while Persepolis were beaten by Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad.

The Uzbekistan side suffered defeat on Matchday One and failure to collect three points at home against Iraq's Air Force Club could see them falling out of the race for the knockout stage prematurely.

Both sides did not collect full points on Matchday One and failure to do so again could have grave consequences in the race to advance to the knockout stage.

The 40 teams from across the continent will return to action once more in the week ahead with 20 games taking place between Monday and Wednesday. Ahead of the Matchday Two fixtures, the-AFC.com has selected five things to look out for.

Chu led Kitchee to the treble of the Hong Kong Premier League, Hong Kong FA Cup and the Senior Shield last season as well as taking the club into the knockout rounds of the AFC Champions League for the first time but will now work with the club’s academy.

The 30-year-old Brazilian let fly with a bicycle kick from an acute angle in a jaw-dropping strike against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors that caught the attention of football lovers from across the continent.

Despite a narrow 2-1 loss in Korea Republic, the Hong Kong champions now have back-to-back home games and are aiming to reach the knockout stage for the second successive season.

The-AFC.com caught up with Mikael to discuss his hopes for the campaign, the rise of the AFC Champions League and, of course, that goal.

As we await the action to resume, the-AFC.com has selected 10 of the best goals from Matchday One and invites you, the fans, to cast your votes for your favourite ones.

The next round of matches kick off in the first week of October but, before that, the-AFC.com looks back at what some of those involved had to say after their Matchday One encounters.