The 28-year-old had been linked with a move away from the Barcelona-based side following their relegation from the top flight of Spanish football at the end of last season before publicly committing himself to Espanyol earlier in the month.

The extension, which was finalised on Monday, means Wu Lei will be 32 years old when his contract expires and he has set his sights on ensuring the club make an immediate return to La Liga following their last-place finish in the 2019/20 campaign.

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with ASEAN meeting West Asia as Thailand's Sutee Suksomkit faces United Arab Emirates talisman Ali Mabkhout while Stephan Schrock of the Philippines meets Oman's Muhsen Al Ghassani.

Who will move on to the next round? Cast your votes below!

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition , the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with today's ties seeing Malaysia's Indra Putra Mahayuddin going up against Hussain Fadhel of Kuwait, while Kyrgyz Republic's Vitalij Lux vies with Yousef Al Rawashdeh of Jordan.

Matches will be played behind closed doors with the I-League's Second Division Qualifiers a dress rehearsal for the I-League.

The ISL, meanwhile, will also be played behind closed doors in three stadiums - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda; GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim; and Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco.

To select the candidates for each position, we have reflected on match data from the tournament to draw up a statistics-based approach to present the outstanding performers.

We kick things off with five standout goalkeepers for the all-important number one jersey. Review the nominees and then choose who you think should take the position as the last line of defence in this all-star XI in the poll below.

From Omar Abdulrahman to Xavi, the Continental competition has been graced by numerous creative maestros and unsurprisingly a number of them feature in our selection of great assists as their touches of genius have enabled those around them to take the goalscoring glory. After reviewing the five, don't forget to vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.

Also check out our previous editions: acrobatic goals, solo goals, volleys, long-range screamers, chips, free-kicks, curlers, saves, team goals and flicks, tricks and backheels.

In the second edition of GameChangers – the weekly series celebrating great stories from the women’s game in Asia – we profile the Chinese youngster who became an American national champion and is just getting started.