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Despite Shanghai Shenhua’s recent Batista-inspired resurgence there were to be no surprises at Tianhe Stadium this weekend, as last season’s 2-1 win was replicated by a Guangzhou Evergrande side absent several usual starters. CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE ROUND 7… Read More
Nine months after leaving over unpaid wages former Argentina manager Sergio Batista is back in the Shanghai Shenhua hotseat, with the club’s top striker Firas al-Khatib hailing the South American’s return a new start for the club. In… Read More
With 2013 coming to a close, its time for the annual round-up of how Shanghai Shenhua performed. Correspondent Cameron Wilson gets out the enigma machine to try to make sense of the CSL’s soap opera club and comes… Read More
The nephew of Shanghai Shenhua striker Firas al-Khatib has perished in the Syrian civil war, according to a harrowing report from the Oriental Sports Daily. Former Syrian international Al-Khatib, Shenhua’s top scorer this year with 11 goals, told… Read More
Guangzhou R&F 4 – 2 Shanghai Shenhua China Super League Round 30 Yakubu 27’ (pen), Rafael Coelho 68’, Davi 85’ (pen), Zhang Shuo 89’ ; Firas Al-Khatib 63’, Xiong Fei 77’ Guangzhou R&F won an action packed and… Read More
Liaoning Whowin 1-1 Shanghai Shenhua CSL Round 18 Edu 90 (pen); Al-khatib 70 A contentious last-minute penalty allowed Liaoning to avoid a home defeat to a Shanghai Shenhua following a hard-fought match which saw one red card and… Read More
With the season just over the half-way point, it’s time to look at CSL’s soap opera club Shanghai Shenhua and the surprising season the Hongkou side have had so far. Despite being shorn of world-class talent in the… Read More
Guizhou Renhe 2-2 Shanghai Shenhua Jorda 64, Sun Jihai 90; Al-khatib 8, Moreno 19 (pen) Attendance: 18,356 After racing into an early two-goal lead away to Guizhou Renhe on Saturday night, Shanghai Shenhua suffered the same fate they… Read More
Wuhan Zall 3-3 Shanghai Shenhua Chinese Super League Round 8 Zhu Ting 45, 51, Li Hang 56; Dady 70, 78, Al-Khatib 83 The Shanghai Shenhua comeback machine was cranked up to full power on Saturday afternoon as it… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League round 5 Al Khatib 60, 78; Niculae 18 Attendance: 12,430 Shanghai Shenhua came from behind to pull off a stunning win over a shell-shocked Shandong Luneng side which dominated much… Read More
