We are a few days away from the second leg of the AFC Champions League and there are five stars across the four remaining teams who have previously walked victorious with AFC titles.

Now these players are on a mission to replicate their triumphs in the hope of claiming the most prestigious club title in Asia.

A stunning comeback saw Kashima come from two down to claim a 3-2 win over Suwon, while it was smash-and-grab for Persepolis as they scored a late penalty to see off Al Sadd 1-0 in Doha. Here's our look back at the week in numbers.

I'd like to say thank you to our supporters for coming out to cheer for us. There was a lot of noise for us tonight from the stands and we felt it. Please continue to support us for the games to come as you did today!

Serginho hails the passionate Kashima Antlers support after the J.League side came back from two goals down to beat Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-2 in the first leg at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

There is still everything to play for in the second leg in Korea Republic but the Japanese side will certainly be confident after a morale-boosting comeback.

Jesualdo Ferreira's high-flying Al Sadd came into the game at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium looking to exploit the absence of several key Persepolis players, but were instead left frustrated by a perfect defensive display from the visitors, before Ali Alipour struck an 86th-minute penalty to seal an unlikely win.

Suwon stunned the hosts by taking an early 2-0 lead but Kashima pulled one back soon after and scored two late goals to clinch an unlikely victory.

There was a sensational start as Suwon took the lead in the second minute of the game through an own goal. Yeom Ki-hun’s low corner was touched goalwards by Koo Ja-ryong and it came off Atsuto Uchida’s shoulder before crossing the line.

Unbelievably, it was 2-0 to the visitors just four minutes later. A poor defensive clearance saw the ball fall to Dejan Damjanovic and the striker surged toward goal before beating Kwoun Sun-tae from a narrow angle at his near post.

The game got off to a cautious start from both sides and it took until the 16th minute for the first dangerous chance of the game. Al Sadd forward Akram Afif got into the box and had a go at goal but Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was on hand to safely gather the ball.

Two minutes later, Persepolis wasted a golden opportunity to take the lead. After Bashar Resan crossed the ball in from the left, Godwin Mensha somehow skied the ball over the crossbar.

The first half then turned out to be a cagey affair with very few noteworthy attempts at either end. However, Afif remained a lively threat for Al Sadd on the left and in the 43rd minute, his low drive at goal was kept out by a fingertip save from the diving Beiranvand.