I am happy with our attacking intent. This is the fifth match I scored two goals, but nothing is over yet. We went 50% of the way, but there is another 50% to go in Doha in the return leg.

Baghdad Bounedjah may be the 2018 AFC Champions League's leading scorer, but the Al Sadd striker is intent on avoiding complacency, despite the side holding a 3-1 advantage over Esteghlal after the first leg in Tehran.

Kuala Lumpur: Dejan Damjanovic was at the double as Suwon Samsung Bluewings shocked two-time AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-0 in Jeonju, with the man from Montenegro earning himself the Toyota Player of the Week accolade.

Damjanovic's brace took his total AFC Champions League tally to 34 goals, just two off the all-time record held by Jeonbuk veteran Lee Dong-gook.

The 37-year-old's strikes came from three shots on target and he also won eight duels, had 48 touches and completed 27 passes to earn an impressive 8.9 rating.

Second in this week’s ranking is another player who shone in the East, Serginho (pictured below), whose stunning strike helped Kashima Antlers to a 2-0 win at home over Chinese Super League visitors Tianjin Quanjian.

In a cagey encounter between the Qatari and Iranian champions at Khalifa International Stadium, chances were at a premium all evening. Al Duhail had to eventually settle for the slender advantage provided by Ali's 15th-minute goal, which saw him head in at the back post following Edmilson's cross from the left.

Losing 2-0 at Kashima Soccer Stadium was far from an ideal result for Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian, especially after they had held the game goalless for an hour before Leo Silva, and then Serginho, struck for the hosts.

Nevertheless, former AC Milan star Alexandre Pato believes that the result is still not a foregone conclusion with the return meeting in China still to come in three weeks' time.

The resignation of head coach Seo Jung-won just days before their opening quarter-final tie against two-time AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors rocked Suwon Samung Bluewings' players.

But, according to star striker Damjanovic, it was also the moment that the players stood up to be counted: holding Jeonbuk to a goalless stalemate for 75 minutes before firing in three goals to take a giant step towards the semi-finals.

Proving that practice does indeed make perfect, Leo Silva's strike on the hour set J.League side Kashima on their way to a 2-0 first leg advantage in their last eight tie against visiting Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian.

The rare goal for the defensive midfielder was very much one that was made on the training field.

The Algerian bagged a brace to help the 2011 AFC Champions League winners come from behind to defeat Esteghlal 3-1 at Azadi Stadium.

Young goalkeeper Meshaal Aissa failed to control a backpass, allowing the ball to go under him and into the back of the net to gift Esteghlal the opener.