On August 21, Beijing time, Taishan team continued to train at the base. According to the arrangement of the AFC, on the 24th, the draw for the group stage of the AFC Champions League will take place, and the Taishan team is in the second gear, and the opponents for the group stage will be released. 22nd, the seaport and Zhejiang will fight in the AFC Champions League play-offs, and whether the two teams can
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It also has a direct impact on the group draw.
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The status of the Cup winners directly participate in the group stage of the AFC Champions League, the synthesis of the leagues, the 20 teams in the East Asian region will be divided into four grades, the draw into five groups. According to the rules, the first of the five groups directly
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The five teams will have two teams in second place that can't
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The grading shows that Taishan is in the second slot, with Japan's Kofu Fung Lam, Thailand's Bangkok United, South Korea's Pohang Ironmen and Japan's Kawasaki Frontale in the same slot, and Taishan will certainly not be in the same group as these opponents. First gear.
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Wuhan Three Town are on the list, along with South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Japan's Yokohama Mariners, and Thailand's Buriram United. Apart from Wuhan Sanzhen, the remaining four teams are all potential opponents for Taishan, and it will be interesting to see if Choi Kang-hee can lead Taishan against his old boss Jeonbuk Hyundai.
The third tier features teams from Southeast Asia and the Australian Premier League, namely Hanoi FC of Vietnam, Kaya FC of the Philippines, Johor of Malaysia, Lion City Mariners of Singapore and Melbourne City of Australia. For the play-offs, Hong Kong, China's Kitchee are listed, along with the four winning teams from the play-offs. The four play-off matches are Zhejiang against Thai Port of Thailand, Seaport against Pathum United of Thailand, Urawa Red Diamonds against Richmond of Hong Kong, China, and Incheon United of South Korea against Haiphong of Vietnam.
In terms of overall strength, Zhejiang, Seaport, Urawa Red Diamonds and Incheon United
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There is more hope. If
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Both of the teams that made it to the group stage were able to break into the group stage, which was a huge advantage for
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The future of the AFC Champions League places is also beneficial. For Seaport and Zhejiang, the play-offs are decided by a single game, and the home side cannot afford to slip up, so they still need to pay full attention to their opponents.
