The 55-year-old Frenchman, who replaces Uruguay’s Diego Aguirre, was all smiles at his unveiling as Al Rayyan's new boss, his first managerial job since he left Paris Saint-Germain in 2016.

Al Rayyan, who are sitting sixth in the Qatari championship, have signed him on an 18-month contract.

The Horangi's victory added to the title they won back in 2012 as the Korean side made up for a disappointing end to their K League 1 season, while defeat for Persepolis meant the Iranian team have now been on the losing end in two of the past three Continental finals.

As the dust begins to settle on the 2020 AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com looks back at the facts and figures that caught the eye a thrilling finale.

Doha: Bashar Resan has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League Toyota Player of the Week after the Persepolis midfielder shone for the Tehran giants despite their 2-1 AFC Champions League final defeat to Ulsan Hyundai.

The ever-dependable Iraq international, who registered an impressive 92 percent passing accuracy from his 59 passes, had two shots on goal and created one chance, gained 43 percent of the fans' votes while he was rated number five by Stats Perform – the AFC's official data provider – with a score of 6.2.

Junior Negrao's brace from the penalty spot secured the Korea Republic side their second AFC Champions League title, having first laying their hands on the trophy in 2012. For Islamic Republic of Iran's Persepolis, it was heartbreak in the final yet again after having been denied by Japan's Kashima Antlers two years ago.

We take a look at what the head coaches and players had to say.

The Islamic Republic of Iran sides garnered a combined total of 90% of the votes cast in the regional poll aimed at finding the Continent's most popular club.

The two now await their opponents in the final, with polling in the East section ending on Tuesday.

The polls for the ASEAN and West regions start on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, with the final of the Search for Asia's Most Popular Football Club kicking off on December 27.

Check out the Central and South Asia nominees and results below.

China PR side Shanghai Shenhua received 40% of the total votes cast while Korea Republic's Suwon Samsung Bluewings garnered 18%.

They join Islamic Republic of Iran clubs Tractor SC and Persepolis FC, who finished top two in the combined Central & South Asia poll, in the final.  

The polls for the ASEAN and West regions start on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, with the final of the Search for Asia's Most Popular Football Club kicking off on Sunday.

Check out the East Asia nominees and results below.