As ever, there are plenty of talking points ahead of the week's action, with an Asian powerhouse trying to halt a miserable run, an Australian debutant kicking off their first AFC Champions League campaign and chances to build on positive starts in Japan and Uzbekistan among our five things to look out for.

With Al Hilal having successfully got their title defence underway in the previous round of fixtures, this week sees AFC Champions League football played across six countries, with Kuwait featuring as an alternative home for Al Ahli Saudi FC.

Having sat out last week's fixtures, Korea Republic duo FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Australian pair Perth Glory and Sydney FC and China PR's Beijing FC all make their first starts in this year's competition.

With 32 goals in 12 games, including a resounding win for a tournament debutant and a heavy loss for a side on a miserable run, join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the facts and figures that caught the eye in the first week in numbers of the new campaign.

Hat-trick hero Keijiro Ogawa helped Vissel Kobe defeat Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) 5-1 in their debut win at home in the Group G opener on Wednesday as the 27-year-old picked up this week's top player plaudit.

Ogawa showed an impressive clinical edge to his finishing with his three goals coming from three shots on target. The wide forward also created three chances for his teammates.

The Matchday Two fixtures come on Monday, hot on the heels of the first set of games, but before that the-AFC.com looks back at what some of those involved had to say.

J.League champions Yokohama put on a commanding performance at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in their Group H Matchday One tie against Korea Republic's reigning club kings Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

The visitors' stranglehold on the match resulted in nearly 68 percent possession with 19 shots on goal, dwarfing their hosts' statistics of 32 percent possession and seven shots respectively. It was an effort, said Endo, that was inspired by their defeat in Saturday's Japanese Super Cup to Vissel Kobe.