Five memorable Al Hilal vs Shabab Al Ahli clashes

The knockout fixture at Al Janoub Stadium may mark the Qarshi-based side’s first appearance in the Round of 16, but Nasaf have no shortage of pedigree when it comes to Asian club competitions, having lifted the AFC Cup™ in 2011.

And while the Tashkent trio of Pakhtakor, Bunyodkor and Lokomotiv have dominated domestically over the past two decades, Nasaf remain the only club from the Central Asian country who can lay claim to being a continental champion.

As Ruziqul Berdiev’s team prepare for the last 16 tie against the Riyadh giants, the-AFC.com looks back at Nasaf’s performances on the continent over the last 20 years.

Another Japanese star, Reo Hatate, came off the bench to bag a double after Daizen Maeda's opener, while Korea Republic’s Oh Hyeon-gyu also netted his first goal for the club as Celtic defeated St Mirren 5-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Scottish FA Cup on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Kim Min-jae’s Napoli extended their lead further in Italy, Ritsu Doan was key in SC Freiburg’s win in Germany and Naoki Maeda was on target in the Netherlands, so join the-AFC.com as we look back at how the Asian stars performed across Europe over the past week.