Al Hilal showcased the art of ‘attacking with and without the ball’ via their collective advanced pressing backed by a high defensive line, which allowed the team to operate as a compact unit.

Some teams have yet to open their campaign due to the coronavirus outbreak but several of those who have are already impressing.

So too are the players with Al Hilal's Bafetimbi Gomis continuing from where he left off last season while the talismanic Andres Iniesta has been at the forefront of debutants Vissel Kobe's sparkling start.

Join us as the-AFC.com takes a close look at how the groups stand.

From keeping cool under pressure to disappointment and regrets at points dropped, the-AFC.com looks back at what some of those involved had to say from all the action on the Continent's biggest stage.

The Continental competition will now take a two-week break ahead of Matchday Three in early March, before which the-AFC.com looks back at the stats and facts that stood out in the week that was.

Having put five goals past Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim in their AFC Champions League debut on Matchday One, it was a far different test for Vissel Kobe at Suwon World Cup Stadium with two-time Continental champions Suwon proving a tough hurdle to scale.

Indeed, a goalless stalemate looked the most likely outcome until an incisive Sakai run and cross from the left found Furuhashi sliding in to stab home in stoppage time.

Goals from Mohammed Al Sahlawi and Abdulmajeed Al Swat at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium steered the AFC Champions League newcomers to their second consecutive victory.

Ado Onaiwu and Teruhito Nakagawa scored a brace apiece as Marinos backed up their opening day Group H win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors with a comprehensive dismantling of the runaway Australian league leaders and Postecoglou was delighted his side claimed the goals he felt their showing deserved.