The just-concluded fourth round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Shandong Taishan swept Incheon United 3-1 at home, realizing a double kill against the South Korean team. With nine points from three wins and one loss, there is still hope for advancement. With Taishan's two consecutive victories and double kills, it has also had an impact on the Chinese Super League, causing a butterfly effect.
The Chinese Super League season has come to an end, with Shanghai Port arguably winning the title on the shoulders of Shandong Taishan - after all, both sides were sent off in the penultimate round of the Tien Shan match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, with Shanghai Port winning the title early. However, before Shanghai Port won the AFC Champions League play-offs, they were eliminated by Thailand.
Currently, it is difficult for Baton Rouge United, who eliminated Shanghai Port, to win the AFC Champions League, having been eliminated early with losses in all four matches. Such a team can eliminate Shanghai Port and the Chinese Super League championship team. It can be imagined that Shanghai Port is not unable to beat their opponents, but really give up the AFC Champions League. Such a choice is undoubtedly a harm to Chinese fans.
Shandong Taishan achieved a group stage double in the AFC Champions League, completely exposing Shanghai Port's lie of abandoning the AFC Champions League. They even wanted to voluntarily give up foreign intercontinental matches in order to keep the Chinese Super League. This kind of team in the nest is destined to be nailed on the pillar of shame in the history of the Chinese Super League.
Of course, some fans mentioned that even their loyal fans dared to humiliate the team and could not be relied upon to win some faces in foreign wars. Shanghai Port has become a big international player in the latest national soccer team roster, and we think that veterans who didn't fit into the national soccer team ended up in it.
For the CSL teams, the pot is really worthless. Even if they are in a sweeping position in the Chinese Super League and can't even get past the play-offs in the AFC Championship, the Chinese Super League title is worthless. Even in the eyes of the vast majority of Chinese Super League fans, the teams that participated in the AFC Champions League, including Zhejiang and Wuhan Sanzhen, should be honored. And the lies of Shanghai Port, which won the Chinese Super League title, have finally been exposed.
