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—GUANGZHOU—Guangzhou Evergrande coach Marcello Lippi has downplayed concerns that a lack of competitive action could see his side struggle in Wednesday’s 2014 AFC Champions League opener with Melbourne Victory. Lippi, who last year guided his side to success… Read More
Despite the Chinese Super League season still being off in the distance, the Asian Champions League begins in earnest today with the group stage matches and there are some interesting clashes in this opening round. For all four… Read More
Asian Champions League Qualifying Beijing Guoan 4-0 Chonburi FC Guerron 1′,11′, Utaka 18′, Shao 89′ Attendance: 21,055 Beijing’s one-two punch of Peter Utaka and Joffre Guerron, combined with the cold weather and nightmarish pollution, were too much for… Read More
Despite temperatures below zero outside, its now spring according to the Chinese calender and that means the start of the football season. This year, things kick off a little early for one Chinese side, Beijing Guoan, as they… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande 1-1 (agg. 3-3) FC Seoul ACL Final Second Leg Elkeson 58′; Damjanović 62′ Thanks to famed Korea-based football writer John Duerden, Wild East Football’s Guangzhou Evergrande correspondent GZBiffo managed to acquire a media pass for the… Read More
After their thrilling 2-2 draw in Korea two weeks ago, Guangzhou Evergrande play host to FC Seoul at 20:00 this evening local time (12:00 GMT) in the decisive second leg of the Asian Champions League final. Both managers… Read More
FC Seoul 2-2 Guangzhou Evergrande ACL Final First Leg Escudero 12′, Damjanović 83′; Elkeson 20′, Gao Lin 59′ It was a chilly night in Seoul, with temperatures dropping into single digits for the first time in months, but… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande 4-0 (Agg. 8-1) Kashiwa Reysol ACL Semi-final Second Leg Elkeson 16′, Conca 57′, Muriqui 79′, 88′ After the weekend’s novel diversion of an all-Chinese line-up in their CSL game against Hangzhou Greentown, it was back to… Read More
Kashiwa Reysol 1-4 Guangzhou Evergrande ACL Semi-final First Leg Wagner 10′; Muriqui 58′, 90′, Conca 67′, 82′ The scoreline may flatter Guangzhou Evergrande but there was no doubting the superior quality of their side as they blasted four… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande secured a convincing 4-1 away win at Qatari side Lekhwiya on Wednesday night to seal a 6-1 victory on aggregate in the AFC Champions League, earning a semifinal clash with Kashiwa Reysol. The Cantonese side started… Read More
