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This weekend for Marcello Lippi’s hundredth game in charge Guangzhou Evergrande travel to Shanghai to face boremeisters Shenxin, unbeaten in four games despite only scoring twice, both times from the penalty spot. Is their bus big and strong… Read More
The credibility of Shanghai East Asia’s continental aspirations was further undermined on Tuesday night as they shipped five against a back on form Guangzhou Evergrande. One win in their last four had seen the early pace-setters already drop… Read More
“Minimum spend” or “最低消费“ has become the buzzword among fans of Guangzhou Evergrande to describe their expectations of their team in home matches over the past two seasons, where three or four goals are often seen as a… Read More
This weekend the Evergrande squad go on probably their least favourite CSL road trip, to the home of Liaoning Whowin. They worked up enormous enmity with the Shenyang crowd over three seasons of fractious games, but now that… Read More
Reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande took a major step in the defence of their AFC Champions League title on Tuesday night with a 2-1 victory over Yokohama F Marinos far more comfortable than the scoreline may suggest. AFC CHAMPIONS… Read More
The final matchday of the Asian Champions League is upon us and three of the four Chinese sides still have a chance to go through. The next two days will see fans in China on edge as they… Read More
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
Fresh from their third loss of the season away to Melbourne Victory midweek, Guangzhou Evergrande this evening host a Shanghai Shenhua side revitalised by the return of Sergio Bastita to the dugout. With the make-or-break final ACL group… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande stumbled to a third defeat in six matches as Melbourne Victory made up for their second half collapse at Tianhe Stadium seven weeks ago with two unanswered goals. It was a game of many chances, but… Read More
A Gao Lin double helped Guangzhou Evergrande to a convincing 5-2 away victory over Tianjin Teda on Friday night, in a match that in which the champions twice saw their lead pegged back by the hosts. CHINESE SUPER… Read More
