The former Bayern Munich midfielder and Vissel “agreed to part ways” according to a post on Kobe’s Twitter account a little over a year after Fink’s arrival at Noevir Stadium.

The 28-year-old, who moved to Waasland Beveren from Dutch side SC Heerenveen last year, joins the Qatar Stars League side a day after new head coach Frederic Hantz was unveiled by the club.

The result meant Sepahan joined Al Ain as the two sides exiting the tournament from Group D as Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr and Qatar’s Al Sadd secured their places in the Round of 16.

It was a result Al Duhail badly needed after suffering a 4-2 defeat to Sharjah on Matchday Four and they bounced back in style against Islamic Republic of Iran's Persepolis, who had gone into the tie at the Education City Stadium as group leaders.

Ali scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot in the 56th minute for his third goal of the competition as Al Duhail moved to nine points, two ahead of Persepolis and UAE's Sharjah, who defeated Saudi Arabia's Al Taawoun 6-0 in the group's other tie on Monday.

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.

The Brazilian striker played a starring role in the emphatic win as he notched his hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes as Sharjah maintained their winning form following the 4-2 triumph over Qatar's Al Duhail on Matchday Four.

More importantly for the UAE Pro League side, the back-to-back wins keep them firmly in sight of a place in the Round of 16, with Sharjah facing Persepolis of Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday.

The Algerian international salvaged a point for Al Sadd with three minutes left on the clock, cancelling out Khalid Al Ghannam's lead for Al Nassr on 22 minutes.

With Sepahan having to settle for a 0-0 draw with Al Ain in Monday's late match, the result saw Al Sadd joining Al Nassr in the Round of 16 from Group D.