The qualification berths from Groups A and C have already been decided, but there remain some intriguing match-ups in Groups B and D as Zobahan and Lokomotiv, and Al Rayyan and Al Ain battle it out for the final two places in the knockout rounds.

It was a very hard game. Suwon played well, but we took our chances and scored goals. We are very happy as this was a very important game for us. We are looking forward to the next game and we still believe we have a chance to go to the next round.

Tsing Tao Player-of-the-Match winner Adrian Mierzejewski remains optimistic of a place in the Round of 16 after Sydney FC's 4-1 win away at Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

The final round of fixtures take place in just over a week's time, before which the-AFC.com takes a look at some of the numbers that caught that eye in the week gone by.

The Qatari champions continue to look unstoppable, and despite a couple of wobbles away at the Foolad Shahr Stadium, they held on to preserve their perfect record in the AFC Champions League this season.

Absence of both Youssefs keenly felt

With qualification to the round of 16 already sealed, coach Djamel Belmadi opted to spare attacking duo Youssef El Arabi and Youssef Msakni the trip to Isfahan, instead utilising the 2017 AFC U23 top goal scorer Al Moez Ali in the lone striker role.

With 66 goals in all competitions between them this season, it is fair to say that the North African pair are the heartbeat of Al Duhail’s devastating attack this season. As such, it was always going to be a tall order for young Ali to lead the line on his own against Zobahan.

The visitors came off the blocks racing and were in front inside nine minutes, when Bounedjah pounced on Abdulrahman Ali's underhit back-pass before calmly slotting past Yousif Abdulla to give Al Sadd an early breakthrough.

In the 29th minute, Bounedjah set up skipper Xavi Hernandez to tap in from close range but the effort was ruled out after the former was deemed to be in an offside position. Al Sadd went on to have a flurry of chances but were unable to add to their lead for the remainder of the first half.

Right after the restart, Al Wasl finally mustered their first dangerous attempt, with Ronaldo Mendes curling in a fine free-kick which was kept out by goalkeeper Saad Al Dosari.

Al Sadd then extended their advantage in the 59th minute, when Bounedjah scored his seventh goal of the tournament. The Algerian helped launch a rapid breakaway from Al Sadd's own half before converting Akram Afif's low cross with a back-heeled finish.

Bounedjah almost completed his hat-trick in the final minute after being set up by Afif once again, but the striker somehow miscued his shot with the goal at his mercy. Deep into added on time, Al Wasl pulled a goal back after Caio Canedo's deft finish crept past Al Dosari.

The result sees Al Sadd secure a spot in the Round of 16 alongside Group C rivals Persepolis, with both sides set to face off on Tehran on Matchday Six to decide who gets the top spot. Al Wasl stay bottom of the table after a fifth straight defeat and will now play FC Nasaf aiming to clinch a consolation win.

The visitors got off to the perfect start, taking an early lead when Mohammed Al Burayk fired a curling free-kick from 25 yards out that nestled into the top corner of goalkeeper Khalid Eisa's net seven minutes into the game.

Despite the shaky start, Al Ain regrouped and started to threaten. Their first real sight of goal came in the 20th minutes when Omar Abdulrahman produced a brilliant pass to Marcus Berg right, but the Swede's attempt was cleared off the goal line by Al Burayk.

Al Hilal's defender Mohammed Jahfali was penalised after a reckless tackle on Abdulrahman inside the 18-yards-box, but Al Ain's number 10 failed to deliver from the spot as goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi was quick to make the save in the 24th minute.

Five minutes before the break, Abdulrahman was brought down in the box by defender Ali Al Bulayhi and Berg stepped up to take the penalty, successfully levelling the score.

Al Ain kept the pressure on their opponents and there was still time for them to be awarded a third penalty of the night before half-time when Rayan Yslam was fouled by Fahad Al Rashidi, and Berg was once again clinical to net his side's second in added time.

Lokomotiv started on the front foot as Mirzayev broke the deadlock in the fourth minute, slotting Shukhrat Mukhammadeiv's accurate cross past Al Wahda goalkeeper Mohamed Al Shamsi.

The home side responded through Mohamed Al Akbari, but his right footed shot from close range hit Ignatiy Nesterov's right post.

Just six minutes before the half-time whistle, Mirzayev doubled his tally and Lokomotiv's lead as his crossed free-kick from distance skimmed past all bodies in the box and nestled into the back of Al Shamsi's net to make it 2-0 at the break.