Leandro Velazquez came to Johor Darul Ta’zim’s rescue when he scored a spectacular goal to give the Malaysian champions their first win of the 2021 campaign.

Yoichiro Kakitani opened the scoring for Nagoya with a fine strike in the first half before goals from substitute Mateus put the game beyond Pohang's reach.

Nagoya lead the Group G standings with six points, three ahead of Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim, who edged Ratchaburi FC of Thailand 1-0 to sit ahead of Pohang on goal difference

The Singaporean Premier League runners-up showed no fear against a richly experienced Gamba Osaka, playing proactively and keeping 58 percent of possession in a match that ended 2-0 in the Japanese side’s favour on Friday.

Patric opened the scoring with a 26th-minute header, before his fellow Brazilian Leandro Pereira added a second two minutes from time, finally making the points safe after a determined Tampines had remained well in the contest.

This fight is very much a David vs Goliath clash, as the reigning Asian champions meet a debutant team well known for their resilience on the domestic scene.

Winners of the last four league titles in their homeland, the club formerly known as Ceres-Negros will make their AFC Champions League bow against an unfamiliar Beijing side packed with youngsters, and missing recognised stars like Renato Augusto and Cedric Bakambu.

The 12 went through extremely challenging times to advance to the final round, with the two group winners and runners-up to join hosts Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Finals while the third-placed teams from the two groups will advance to the Confederation Playoff, with the winners moving into the Inter-Confederation Playoff.

Ahead of the draw, the-AFC.com retraces how the 12 teams booked their places from the second round of qualifying. We kick off our series by taking a look at Group A.

The 12 went through extremely challenging times to advance to the final round, with the two group winners and runners-up to join hosts Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Finals while the third-placed teams from the two groups will advance to the Confederation Playoff, with the winners moving into the Inter-Confederation Playoff.

Ahead of the draw, the-AFC.com retraces how the 12 sides booked their places from the second round of qualifying. Having taken a look at Group A, we review Group B in the latest installment.