Beijing time on November 18, the Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua ushered in the first game of the season in the AFC. After 90 minutes of fierce competition, Shenhua, who is almost all-China class lineup, defeated the Australian Super League strong Perth 2-1 under the leadership of South Korean coach Cui Kangxi, and won the AFC Champions League again after 11 years.
Shanghai media "Shangguan News" issued an article praising Shenhua's outstanding performance, and said that Shenhua's good start has added a lot of confidence to other Chinese Super League teams participating in the AFC Champions League, especially Shanghai SIPG in the same city. After boasting Shenhua, "Shangguan News" turned around and praised Guangzhou Evergrande, the runner-up of this year's Chinese Super League.
The media said that although only the runner-up in the Super League, no one doubts the strength of Guangzhou Evergrande. In this year's Chinese Super League BIG4 participating in the AFC Champions League, the overall strength is the strongest and the highest probability of winning is still this traditional overlord team. In theory, Evergrande can send 4 foreign aids + 3 naturalized "7 foreign aids" in the AFC Champions League. Although this will result in only 4 of the 11 players who can speak Chinese, Evergrande’s "luxury battleship" is so powerful that it can easily beat other opponents in the Asian arena.
The evaluation of "Shangguan News" seems to praise Evergrande's strength, but in fact it is more like a smash, with a "sour" taste between the lines. If Evergrande performed poorly in the AFC this time, they would definitely be the first to come out and criticize. It has to be said that certain media should also be held responsible for the development of Chinese football to this level.
