In the first round of the 2020 China Super League third place match, Shanghai SIPG lost 1-2 to Beijing Guoan, and the situation is in precarious situation. Last year, Shanghai SIPG also got at least one AFC admission ticket. But this year, Shanghai SIPG may not even get tickets for the AFC Champions League. You know, although Shanghai SIPG has entered the top 16 of the FA Cup, the next schedule of the FA Cup will "crash" with the AFC Champions League. As a result, the difficulty for Shanghai SIPG to make a breakthrough in the FA Cup has become infinite.
In the semi-finals of the championship group, Guoan was eliminated by Evergrande and SIPG was eliminated by Suning. In this way, Guoan and SIPG met again in the battle for third place. In the first round of the third-place battle, Bakambu took the lead in the first half to score for Guoan. Chi Zhongguo hit the opponent's goal shortly before the start of the second half. Fortunately, SIPG managed to get a goal back before the end of the game. In this way, Guoan defeated SIPG in the first leg with the goals of Bakambu and Chi Zhongguo. Taking into account the strength of Guoan, the status of SIPG, and the score situation in the first round. It can be said that it is no easy task for SIPG to come back.
If SIPG is finally locked in fourth place in the league, it is very likely that the four major players will be empty this year, and even the AFC Champions League tickets will not be obtained. First of all, the next schedule of the Football Association Cup and the AFC schedule will "crash". SIPG is naturally "lost". The possibility of dispatching a second-line team to play in the AFC Champions League and strive to win the FA Cup is obviously very slim. Of course, even if Shanghai SIPG is trying its best to chase the FA Cup champion, it may not be certain. Secondly, it is well known that Luneng is eyeing the FA Cup champion and Luneng is very experienced in this. In addition, SIPG may not dare to hope that Evergrande, Guoan, and Suning will win the FA Cup to help themselves.
Frankly speaking, SIPG's current disadvantage is really disappointing and embarrassing. In the first stage, the schedule pressure of the Suzhou Division was considered lower than that of the Dalian Division. In the Suzhou division, SIPG successfully won the first place in the division and entered the relatively easy half of the championship group. Entering the second stage, the half-zone opponents SIPG entered are Suning, Chongqing Dangdai, and Shenhua. Looking at the other half of the district, Evergrande, Guoan, Luneng, and China are brought together, and it is clear which one is strong and which is weak.
However, although SIPG entered the best grouping half, it was hit hardest. In the first round of the championship group, SIPG eliminated Shenhua into the top four through a penalty kick. In the semi-finals of the championship group, SIPG was eliminated by Suning with a good situation in hand and declared no chance to compete for the championship. In the next third-place battle, SIPG should have been full of confidence against Guoanshi, after all, SIPG had won 5 times against the Ministry of National Security. But disappointingly, SIPG was hit by Guoan this time. It can be seen that after entering the second stage, SIPG, which has entered the best semi-regional group, has been struggling. If they really can't get the tickets for the AFC, there is really no surprise.
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