After Esteghlal, Pakhtakor and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai advanced to the Round 16 on Wednesday, Thursday’s action-packed schedule features four matches, including two crucial ties in the wide-open Group C.

Doha: Sharjah winger Caio has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League Matchday Five Toyota Player of the Week. In data provided by OPTA, the official data provider for the Asian Football Confederation, Caio had earned a rating of 8.4 for his performance against Al Taawoun in Group C, with the Brazilian scoring once in the 6-0 win.

Miura replaces Thorsten Fink at the helm after the German parted company with the club on Tuesday and the 46-year-old will be charged with turning around Vissel’s poor form.

Miura made history on Wednesday night in Yokohama FC's game against Kawasaki Frontale, when he became the oldest J-League first division starter in history.

Also this week, AGMK and Nasaf secure key wins in Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan’s football authorities set return dates for the country’s League and Cup competitions.

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From a week of goals, assists and match-winning performances, we’ve whittled the field down to eight nominees, now it’s up to Asia’s football fans to choose a winner.

Iraq’s Justin Meram – who won our inaugural weekly title with 68 per cent of the vote – is again nominated, as are four-goal Tottenham hero Son Heung-min and Charleroi’s outstanding Iranian duo, but which Asian star deserves this week’s award?

Here are our contenders for September 15 to 21: