Anderson Talisca and Paulinho gave Cannavaro’s side a two-goal lead by the 57th minute and, although Zhang Yuning pulled one back just after the hour mark for Beijing, Evergrande kept their hopes of a ninth Chinese Super League title on track as Paulinho added a late third.

Jiangsu earned their place in the final at the expense of 2018 champions Shanghai SIPG despite playing more than an hour with 10 men against Vitor Pereira’s side.

Today's offering sees East Asia battle it out with ASEAN as Lam Ka Wai's excellent strike for Hong Kong's Kitchee SC in the 2014 campaign goes up against a lovely effort from Persija Jakarta's Rezaldi Hehanusa from the 2018 tournament in which the Indonesians shone brightly.

Up next, the-AFC.com features a Safawi Rasid thunderbolt from Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim in the 2018 edition and he faces off against an emphatic finish from Syrian side Al Shorta's Oday Al Jafal in 2012.

Over the past two weeks we have seen the goalkeeper and the back four in front of him decided, so now it's time to turn our attention to the midfield and find out who you consider the top trio.

So, here are the 10 players in contention for three places in the centre of the park. Review the candidates and then select your favourite for this all-star XI in the poll below.

Katanec's charges will train in Baghdad before leaving for Dubai on Monday where they will take on Jordan on November 12, before meeting Uzbekistan in another friendly five days later.

The White Wolves will play against Syria and Iraq, with both matches to be held in Dubai.

All but four of the squad are provided by clubs in Uzbekistan’s Super League, with European-based names like Eldor Shomurodov, Oston Urunov and Jasur Yakhshiboev to remain with their clubs.

Two of the foreign-based players selected – Jamshid Iskanderov and Rustam Ashurmatov – ply their trade in Korea Republic, while UAE-based Otabek Shukurov and Aziz Ganiev won’t have to travel at all to link up with their national teammates.

The 41-year-old played the full 90 minutes in his 548th K-league match, but did not add to his record tally of 228 goals in the competition.

Lee, who played for Korea Republic at two FIFA World Cups, is also the top-scorer in the AFC Champions League with 37 goals.