Anticipation is growing as Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) will find out who their 2019 AFC Champions League (ACL) opponents would be during the group stage draw on 22 November 2018. [1/9]

With a number of internationally known players plying the trade in Asia's top clubs, JDT could find themselves going up against a 'superstar' status player depending on how the draw goes.
These are four names that could spark a frenzy when JDT host ACL matches in 2019:-
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1. Oscar (Shanghai SIPG)

Still only 27, this former Brazilian Confederation Cup winner moved to China in 2017.

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Having won the English Premier League twice with Chelsea, Oscar won the 2018 Chinese Super League with Shanghai SIPG. Oscar has been lethal for the Chinese club this year. [4/9]

2. Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) Another Shanghai SIPG import that will sound very familiar to football fans around the world. Hulk, also a former Brazilian international, moved to China in 2016 after a career that saw him score plenty of goals in Japan, Portugal and Russia. [5/9]

3. Paulinho(Guangzhou Evergrande)His return to Guangzhou Evergrande after being a regular starter for Brazil at 2018 World Cup shocked the world of football because he was well in his prime and had helped Spanish giants Barcelona to a La Liga & Copa del Rey double in 2018. [6/9]

The 30-year-old midfielder will test any team in the ACL. [7/9]

4. Keisuke Honda (Melbourne Victory) Though already looking at management with his role with Cambodia, Honda is far from done as a player. [8/9]

The 32-year-old former AC Milan player joined A-League's Melbourne Victory after retiring from international football following the World Cup. [9/9]

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