After four matches – and 12 goals – on a thrilling Tuesday, the ACL restart in Doha pauses for breath ahead of another action-packed Matchday on Thursday.

While the football action takes a quick break, allow us to keep you up to date with what has taken place so far this week, as well as look forward to the matches to come.

A closely fought encounter between two evenly matched sides who are champions of their respective countries resulted in an engrossing Group B clash at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.

Ultimately, though, it was the 2019 winners that had the final say after substitute Hattan Bahebri's late strike proved the difference.

Second half substitute Hattan Bahebri scored a late winner to steer the defending champions to a third consecutive victory as the Saudi Arabia club took spot in the group and edged closer to the knockout stage.

Captain Abdullah Al Mayouf said Al Hilal, missing six players who had tested positive for COVID-19, didn't start the match well but managed to take advantage of their numerical superiority to win.

With a draw looking the likeliest possibility at Al Janoub Stadium deep into stoppage time, midfielder Hattan Bahebri’s deflected shot settled matters against a 10-man Pakhtakor.

The result took defending champions Al Hilal to the top of Group B on nine points, with their opponents staying put in second place with six points. Should the reigning champions defeat Pakhtakor again on Thursday, they will guarantee progression to the Round of 16.

The Jeddah giants became the first team to reach the Round of 16 as Marko Marin notched a late goal to secure a second win.

Al Soma was satisfied with the win as Al Ahli were missing several players but admitted that Iraqi side Al Shorta surprised them at Khalifa International Stadium.

Second half substitute Harib Abdallah Suhail scored the only goal of the night with 15 minutes remaining to give the UAE side their first three points of their 2020 AFC Champions League campaign.

The 2015 AFC Footballer of the Year Khalil said victory was important for his side, especially after the extended stoppage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A tightly contested game needed a moment of individual brilliance from teenager Harib Abdallah Suhail to tilt it in Shabab Al Ahli’s favour.

The winger embarked on a solo run from the halfway line before calmly placing the ball into the far corner to win it for his team with 15 minutes to go.