Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guangzhou: Guangzhou Evergrande’s impressive run at the AFC Champions League, that has seen them win two of the last four editions, continued this year with the club qualifying for their fifth quarter-final appearance in six continental campaigns, as the southern China side once again advanced to the knockout rounds.
The two-time champions – the club won the title in 2013 and 2015 – went into the current edition of the continental championship as Chinese Super League champions. This was their sixth title in a row as Luiz Felipe Scolari’s team remain one of the most successful in recent times in Asia.
The spine of the side has been at the club for several years with midfielders Zheng Zhi and Huang Bowen, goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, defenders Kim Young-gwon, Zhang Linpeng and Feng Xiaoting among the players who started in the 2013 AFC Champions League final, while forward Gao Lin came off the bench in the decider against FC Seoul four years ago.
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