Two-time Asian runners-up Al Ahli Saudi FC will head into the draw as the standout out team, having booked their quarter-final spot with an impressive nine wins and a draw.

Set to be appear in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2020, they have been unstoppable on the continental stage this season and with their Saudi Pro League campaign not progressing as smoothly as they would have hoped for, Al Ahli will be determined to go all the way in the AFC Champions League Elite™.

Al Hilal SFC may have suffered a blip recently but they can never be ruled out when it comes to winning honours on the continental stage as they get set for a fourth consecutive quarter-final appearance.

Al Hilal - seeking to erase the disappointment of last season's semi-final exit - will be aiming for a third title in six years.

Cristiano Ronaldo will be determined to power Al Nassr Club to their first AFC Champions League Elite title, having been eliminated by UAE's Al Ain FC in the quarter-finals last season.

The furthest Al Nassr have progressed in the AFC Champions League knockout stage was the semi-finals in 2020 and 2021 but with a squad filled with world class talent, they will be confident of laying their hands on the coveted title.

The only other former AFC Champions League winners to have advanced to the quarter-finals, Qatar's Al Sadd SC are making a return to this stage for the first time since 2019.

Al Sadd comfortably qualified for the Round of 16 and then showed grit to come from behind to defeat UAE's Al Wasl FC. They will be tough opponents for whoever they draw.

Buriram United will be aiming for an extended stay in Jeddah as they get set for just a second quarter-final appearance.

Having sealed their spot at the expense of ASEAN rivals Johor Darul Ta'zim of Malaysia, Buriram will be eager to test themselves against Asia's best.

Their amazing comeback against Japan's Vissel Kobe meant Gwangju FC are the only team from Korea Republic who will be in Monday's draw.

The first debutant side to advance to the quarter-finals since Vissel Kobe in 2020, Jasir Asani-powered Gwangju's chances cannot be discounted.

Despite their stature in Asian football, the best Kawasaki Frontale have managed in the AFC Champions League are quarter-final finished in 2007, 2009 and 2017.

Knocked out by China PR's Shandong Taishan in the Round of 16 last season, Frontale have been in fine form on the continental stage and will fancy their chances of ending their long wait for the title.

Runners-up last season, Yokohama F. Marinos are pumped up to go all the way after a sterling campaign so far.

The opening 7-3 League Stage defeat to Gwangju was followed by an amazing run which saw them topping the East Zone and then easily defeating China PR's Shanghai Port in the Round of 16, making them among the favourites for the title.