The AFC Champions League this season featured many world-class superstars such as Crowe, Benzema and Neymar. Although they did not play due to injuries, Riyadh Victory, Jeddah United and Riyadh Crescent topped their groups and advanced to the next knockout stage.
However, so far, no team from the Chinese Super League has been able to earn the right to qualify for the group. However, a team from China has changed the entire Asian soccer landscape with their performance, and that is Zhejiang. Recently, a famous soccer reporter surnamed M revealed that the technical points of the Chinese Super League has officially reached 8.233, surpassing the Thai Super League by one point to become the seventh professional league in Asia, which is also due to Zhejiang's performance in the AFC Champions League.
At the beginning of the season, the Chinese Super League had the same number of technical points as the Thai Premier League, both at 6.233. However, due to Bangkok United's impressive performance in the AFC Champions League, the Thai Premier League's points have been raised to 7.233, making the direct clash between the Chinese Super League's Zhejiang team and Buriram United the key to determining the rankings of Asia's two biggest leagues.
In this crucial match, although Buriram United scored a goal in the opening eight minutes which put Zhejiang in a crisis, Zhejiang then managed to go beyond the scoreline with excellent performances from Leonardo, Frank and Lux Porcinolo to win 3-2 in a come-from-behind victory. The victory not only helped the Chinese Super League gain technical points, but also overwhelmed direct rivals Thai Super League, allowing Zhejiang to show their strength and determination.
For Buriram United, the loss was certainly a huge blow. The loss of the national team to the national soccer team and the loss of their Asian ranking made their mentality start to be unbalanced, so they clashed with Zhejiang after the game. From this perspective, Zhejiang's performance was clearly greater than Shandong Taishan's. Although the latter may become the only team in the Chinese Super League to advance to the knockout stage and win glory for Chinese soccer, they did not meet the critical moment that determines the rankings of the Chinese Super League and the Taishan Super League.
Zhejiang team beat Wurri South at home and showed us the determination and courage of this team. However, there is a lot of news that Zhejiang team will be disbanded next season. If they are really relegated or even disbanded like the Guangzhou team, it will be undoubtedly a sadness for Chinese soccer.
However, although the club's shareholders, Greentown China, have not invested a penny in Zhejiang this season, and rumors that they wish to quit as directors of the club have led to the team being on the brink of dissolution, Zhejiang is confident of entering the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season.
Meanwhile, Zhejiang team is also consolidating their strength through continuous reform and cooperation with other clubs. Recently, they have reached a cooperation agreement with Japan FC, and all of Zhejiang's ladder teams will receive special training from the Japanese club in the future. If Zhejiang can keep this up, they have every hope of becoming a new Chinese Super League team in the future.
Here, we also hope that the Zhejiang team can grow up quickly, play a better role in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League, and bring more hope for Chinese soccer to win glory.
