While five of the eight positions in the knockout rounds have now been claimed after the latest set of matches, three places remain up for grabs with four crucial fixtures to take place in Groups E, F and G to decide the runners-up spots.

As fans of Asian football await yet more drama in the Continent's premier club competition, the-AFC.com has chosen five things to look out for ahead of the matches.

Doha: Yokohama F. Marinos' Theerathon Bunmathan has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League (East) Toyota Player of the Week after a goalscoring performance in his side's 4-1 victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on Tuesday.

The Thai left-back's blistering strike was his standout moment in an excellent all-round display that saw him ranked third in Stats Perform's – the Asian Football Confederation's official data provider – list of nominees for the accolade with an 8.4 rating.

We’ve scoured domestic and continental action from Berlin to Bulgaria to bring you our 10 contenders, now it’s up to you to decide the continent’s standout star.

Here are the nominees from November 25 to December 1.

The two sides faced each other back in February, with FC Tokyo taking the three points through Leandro’s late goal in the Japanese capital.

Sitting in third place on four points, just two points behind their Thursday opponents, a win for Melbourne Victory could see them reach the Round of 16 for the first time since 2016. The first match between the two sides ended in a 1-0 win for FC Seoul courtesy of Park Chu-young’s early effort.

With seven points, Shenhua are neck and neck with FC Tokyo in the race for the Round of 16, with the Chinese outfit needing to better Tokyo’s result in their simultaneous fixture against Perth Glory to keep their hopes alive.

The Chinese side have the best record in the competition’s East Zone, winning all five of their matches in a manner which suggests they may well be among the title contenders in two weeks' time.

With nothing on the line for either side in Thursday’s clash at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Genesio believes he has a responsibility to allow his senior players to recover ahead of the knockout stage but backs those who come into the side to perform at a similar level.