Salem Al Dawsari - Al Hilal SFC 

Salem Al Dawsari scored 10 goals in the competition for Al Hilal, who exited in the semi-finals. But the pick among them came in the quarter-finals in a 7-0 defeat of Gwangju FC as he ran onto a defence-splitting pass from Marcos Leonardo and beat his marker Cho Seong-gwon for pace before coolly finishing past goalkeeper Kim Kyung-min. 

Abdullah Al Hamdan - Al Hilal SFC 

Abdullah Al Hamdan scored a screamer as Al Hilal sealed a 7-0 win over Gwangju FC and booked their place in the final four. Gwangju gave possession away cheaply and substitute Al Hamdan, only on the pitch for seven minutes, fired a strike from 22 yards out into the goal to assert Al Hilal’s dominance.  

Kota Watanabe entered the field at half-time with Yokohama F.Marinos trailing Al Nassr 4-0, and the substitute made an instant impact as he reduced the deficit eight minutes later. Anderson Lopes cushioned a pass onto the path of Watanabe, who struck low past goalkeeper Bento, though Marinos’ fightback failed to materialise.  

Yasuto Wakizaka - Kawasaki Frontale 

Kawasaki Frontale and Al Sadd SC played out a thriller in the quarter-finals which entered extra-time after a 2-2 draw. And it was Yasuto Wakizaka who proved to be the difference between the sides when he arrived at the right place at the right time to finish Shin Yamada’s cutback to send his side through. 

Cristiano Ronaldo - Al Nassr Club 

Al Nassr talisman Cristiano Ronaldo made his mark on the Finals with a goal against Yokohama F.Marinos in the quarter-final. Marcelo Brozovic’s shot from inside the box was parried by goalkeeper Park Il-gyu into the path of the Portugal attacker who was not going to miss the chance to add Al Nassr’s third in the 4-1 win.  

Ivan Toney - Al Ahli Saudi FC 

Ivan Toney started and finished off the move which doubled Al Ahli Saudi’s lead against rivals Al Hilal SFC in the semi-finals. The England striker backheeled a pass onto Roberto Firmino before continuing his run to latch onto Riyad Mahrez’s pass in behind the defence and then rounding goalkeeper Yassine Bounou to score.  

Tatsuya Ito - Kawasaki Frontale 

Kawasaki Frontale found the breakthrough early with a spectacular strike from Tatsuya Ito in the semi-finals against Al Nassr. Marcinho danced down the left before floating in a cross that was headed away by Mohamed Simakan but only towards the edge of the box from where Ito’s volley pierced the net and sent them on course for a 3-2 victory.  

Aiman Yahya - Al Nassr Club 

Time was running out for Al Nassr as Kawasaki Frontale raced to a 3-1 lead in the semi-final. But Aiman Yahya set up a tense ending with a piledriver from 25 yards out. With Kawasaki defending in numbers inside the box, Yahya let fly a precise and powerful right-foot shot to reignite Al Nassr’s hopes. 

Roberto Firmino - Al Ahli Saudi FC 

Al Ahli Saudi’s opener against Al Hilal came from Roberto Firmino after a brilliant team move featuring three Brazilians. Roger Ibanez drove with the ball from the defence before sending Galeno through down the left. The winger chased down the ball and crossed it first time to the middle where Firmino applied the finishing touch.  

Galeno - Al Ahli Saudi FC 

Galeno scored a stunning goal for Al Ahli Saudi in the final against Kawasaki Frontale that was surely worthy of winning the AFC Champions League Elite™. Afforded some space and time some 22 yards out, the Brazilian winger produced a beautiful strike which curled into the top right corner leaving Louis Yamaguchi with no chance of saving.