With six teams having already sealed their places going into Thursday's matches, what was to be decided were the two teams who would advance from Group C and the top two positions in Group D.

Al Taawoun went into the match needing a win to advance to the Round of 16 and looked to be heading out of the competition until bandaged Australian striker Mitchell Duke headed home the winner with four minutes left on the clock.

The dramatic win not only took Al Taawoun into a Round of 16 match-up with domestic rivals Al Nassr but also eliminated Qatar champions Al Duhail.

Goals from Reza Mirzaei and Sajjad Shahbazzadeh either side of the half time break were enough to win the tie for the Islamic Republic of Iran side, while youngster Hashim Ali’s consolation came eight minutes from time.

Persepolis came racing out of the blocks and within two minutes they were in front after Ehsan Pahlevan displayed great skill to get past two players down the left and cross for Shojae Khalilzadeh who headed home his second goal of the campaign.

Al Ain claimed their first win in their final 2020 AFC Champions League match thanks to a 19th minute goal from Togolese forward Kodjo Laba as the UAE Pro League side ended a difficult campaign on a high.

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.