Redmayne’s wife could give birth during the centralised competition in the Qatari capital, which kicks off on November 18, and the 31-year-old has decided to withdraw from the Sydney squad to ensure he is present at the birth.

With a lengthy break since the last Continental ties in the East were played on March 4, teams have refreshed and reinforced their squads during the eight-month hiatus.

Among them are former Premier League stars, FA Cup winners, legends looking for redemption and those who've previously had a taste of the AFC Champions League and have some unfinished business.

The tournament's second highest all-time goalscorer, Montengrin striker Dejan Damjanovic is one of the AFC Champions League's most familiar faces having represented FC Seoul, Beijing FC and Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the competition.

Over the past three weeks, fans of Asian football have decided their top goalkeeper, the best defence and the playmakers in midfield, so now it's time to turn our attention to the all-important forward positions in order to find a front trio to complete the Best XI.

Using match data from the tournament, we've selected seven standout performers who completed the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) to present a star-studded cast. All you need to do is review the nominees and vote for your favourite in the poll below.

Jeonbuk came from behind to defeat Ulsan Hyundai 2-1 in Sunday's FA Cup final second leg to win 3-2 on aggregate and Morais, who tasted treble glory when he was part of Jose Mourinho's all conquering Inter Milan side of 2009-10, wants that heady feeling again.

Guangzhou Evergrande and Jiangsu FC played out a goalless draw in the first leg of the Chinese Super League championship playoff while Yokohama FC and Sagan Tosu secured wins in Japan.

The league is poised for an exciting climax in Chinese Taipei while there were also games in Hong Kong, so join the-AFC.com as we review the action from East Asia.

Elsewhere, Altyn Asyr land a significant blow in their bid for title number seven, plus the four Turkmenistan Cup semi-finalists confirmed.

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