Schäfer’s assistant, Farhad Majidi is the caretaker coach and will take charge of the club for the remaining games in both the Iran Pro League and the AFC Champions League.

It was a disappointing week for the 69-year-old German and Esteghlal, who lost 1-0 to Padideh in the Iran Pro League on Saturday, following a similar 1-0 defeat to Al Hilal in the 2019 AFC Champions League Group C on Matchday Four.

As the 32 sides begin to prepare for the crucial fifth round of fixtures from which some will advance and others may fall by the wayside, join the-AFC.com as we look back on the week in numbers.

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The 53-year-old Chamusca took charge of a training session of the Riyadh-based club, who currently sit on top of Group C in the 2019 AFC Champions League, on Saturday.

Mamic's final game for the 2017-18 Saudi Pro League champions was Friday's 5-0 defat against Al Taawoun in the 2019 King’s Cup semi-finals.

Another exciting round of Continental football across Asia brought with it a series of intriguing ties, the-AFC.com talks to those involved to reflect on their latest matches.

Al Wahda's attacking midfielder Leonardo netted four times in his side's sensational 4-3 win at home over Qatar's Al Rayyan in their Group B Matchday Four clash on Monday to earn this week's top accolade.

The Brazilian's quadruple helped the Emirati club come back from 2-0 and then 3-1 deficits, with his match-winner coming in the 89th minute. The former Al Ahli Saudi star showed tremendous precision with his finishing, with his four goals coming from five shots on target.

Leonardo also made two key passes, registered 61 touches and won three fouls as he was awarded a 9.9 rating to lead the Toyota Player of the Week standings.

Countryman Ricardo Lopes (below) likewise shone on Matchday Four with the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors winger scoring a stunning opener for the Korean side in their 2-1 win over Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds.

The defending champions went into the match on top of the Group E standings but suffered their first setback of the campaign as the visitors’ Japanese forward Takahiro Kunimoto tucked home the only goal of the game just after the hour.

The result – Kashima’s first home loss on the Continent since going down by the same scoreline to another team from Korea Republic, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, in the 2018 group stage – saw Gyeongnam close to within two points of the J.League side with two games to play.