Elsewhere, FC Khujand made the most of FC Istiklol’s absence to surge to the top of the table in Tajikistan, while Bashundhara Kings were dominant as league action returned to Bangladesh.

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With some continental giants falling at the first hurdle and others scraping through in dramatic fashion, the-AFC.com looks back at what those involved had to say following an exhilarating two days' of action.

As Groups A and C brought the thrilling group stage to a close on Friday, the West Round of 16 cast saw several of the continent's biggest club sides missing out with Qatar's Al Sadd SC and Al Duhail SC and Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli Saudi FC among those who exited the tournament.

Trailing 2-1 after the opening match in Germany, Chelsea won 4-1 in a breathless second leg, with Korean star Ji So-yun among the scorers and Australian national team captain Sam Kerr the chief creator for another of the goals.

The London club will meet FC Barcelona in the final, to be held in Gothenburg on May 16, after the Spanish side completed a 3-2 aggregate win over Paris Saint-Germain earlier on Sunday.

Esteghlal owed victory to Malian forward Cheick Diabaté, who scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot for their third win and, more importantly, finish as the Group C winners to seal a place in the Round of 16.

Up next for the Islamic Republic of Iran side are 2019 AFC Champions League winners Al Hilal SFC, with the Round of 16 tie against the Saudi Arabia side scheduled for September.

Two second half goals by Zafar Polvonov and Jovan Djokic secured AGMK a 2-1 win over Tajikistan's FC Istiklol as they finished with seven points, just three behind their Central Asian neighbours who emerged group winners.

It was, despite AGMK finishing bottom, an impressive haul as the group also included 2019 AFC Champions League winners Al Hilal SFC of Saudi Arabia and UAE's Shabab Al Ahli Dubai.