Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr - semi-finalists last year - dominated the match with 67 percent of possession but they failed to turn their superiority into goals as Jordanian side Al Wehdat earned a historic point in their debut appearance in the group stage of the AFC Champions League.

The Amman side repelled waves of attacks from the 2020 semi-finalists, ensuring both sides took a point from the first of six matches apiece across the next 15 days.

The result means Group D remains all square, with Al Sadd SC and Foolad Khuezstan playing a 1-1 draw in their match.

Foolad looked to have sealed a famous win through Brazilian striker Chimba's 61st minute goal but Al Sadd fought back and were rewarded by Boualem Khoukhi's 89th minute equaliser.

Despite the disappointment of missing out on three points at the very end, Foolad can take heart from their performance and look forward to Saturday's tie against Jordan's Al Wehdat. Al Sadd will face Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr.

All the goals were scored in the second half, with Ashkan Dejagah opening his side’s account from the spot on 53 minutes while teammate Mohammad Abbaszadeh doubled the tally three minutes later.

With 20 minutes left on the clock, Pakhtakor mounted a tremendous comeback with Dragan Ceran halving the deficit before Sharof Mukhitdinov’s thunderous strike six minutes later equalised for the Uzbek side. Pakhtakor went a goal up thanks to Hojimat Erkinov before Abbaszadeh converted a penalty for his second goal of the night to restore parity and round off the goal fest in Sharjah.

Mehdi Taremi lit up the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with a goal of the season contender, while Uzbekistan’s Igor Sergeev produced a screamer of his own in a week where big names like Son, Azmoun and Kamada all starred in their respective leagues.

So, who will take this week’s crown? Take a close look at our nominees – based on performances from April 8 to 14 – and, as ever, don’t forget to register your vote.

The two met at the same stage last season with Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli winning 2-1 on Matchday Two and Esteghlal of Islamic Republic of Iran responding with a 3-0 triumph on the final matchday.

Both advanced to the knockout stage, with Al Ahli's campaign ending in the quarter-finals while Esteghlal exited the competition in the Round of 16.