December 1, according to sports weekly reporter Ma Dexing reported, Zhejiang team this round after defeating Buriram United, the Chinese super technical separation Thai super 1 points.
Zhejiang beat Buriram United 3-2 at home in this round of the AFC Champions League. The scene that happened on the field after the match is still worrying. It remains to be seen how the AFC will penalize the team in the future, but this may even directly affect Zhejiang's continued participation in the AFC Champions League next season.
Getting back to the match itself, the win was very important for the Chinese Super League as the Thai League and the Chinese Super League are the most direct competition in the AFC Member Association Technical Points Rankings. In all of Asia, the Chinese Super League is temporarily ranked seventh and Thailand is temporarily ranked eighth, while in East Asia, the Chinese Super League is ranked third and the Thai Super League is ranked fourth. The Technical Points Ranking directly determines the future allocation of seats to the member associations of the Asian Elite League and the AFC Champions League.
Prior to this group stage, the Chinese Super League teams had 6.233 technical points for the season, exactly the same as Thailand. In the fifth round of the group stage, the Chinese Super League team won 2 and lost 1, making the technical points improve to 8.233, while only Bangkok United among the three Thai teams won, and the technical points of Thai Super League is 7.233. So after this round of battles, especially Zhejiang's victory, directly helped the Chinese Super League to lose one technical point to the Thai Super League.
Assuming Zhejiang loses, the Chinese Super League will be surpassed by the Thai Super League by one technical point this season. In the event of a draw, the two sides will remain tied. Therefore, a win for Zhejiang is extremely crucial. While maintaining the possibility of an exit, the Chinese Super League has achieved a good result in the distribution of future AFC Champions League seats.
