Breaking news out of Chinese soccer, dated August 14th, is the latest report from domestic media outlet Soccer Daily, which has made a decision on the AFC Champions League, stating that the Chinese Super League (CSL) teams have an optimistic future for the AFC Champions League, and that the scheduling of fixtures is also in their favor. This is obviously exciting news for the Chinese Super League.
According to previous media reports, the AFC Champions League play-offs will begin on August 15, with Zhejiang and Shanghai Port ushering in their play-off opponents at home, while Wuhan Sanzhen and Shandong Taishan will enter the competition directly. It is worth mentioning that the reformed system of the AFC Champions League will do more good than harm to the Chinese Super League teams. After all, teams are now in shape for the intense battles in the Chinese Super League. So the upcoming AFC Champions League also puts the four Chinese Super League teams in a favorable position.
In this regard, Football Daily writes: "The AFC Champions League group stage runs from September 18 to 20 until the middle of early December, which is the final stage of the Chinese, Japanese and Korean leagues. What is slightly good for the Chinese Super League is that there are still three more rounds of the AFC Champions League group stage after the Chinese Super League ends on November 4, and there is still room for Chinese Super League teams to grab points. The media also revealed that since today's Chinese Super League teams are not as strong as before, it is more realistic to fight for the second place in the group in front of the strongest teams in Japan and South Korea.
As you can see from the Soccer Daily report, the group stage of the Asian Champions League will begin in late September and continue until mid-December. Such a schedule is very favorable to the Chinese Super League teams. Although the media did not disclose specific information, this situation is a positive signal not only for Wuhan Three Town, Shanghai Port, Shandong Taishan and Zhejiang, but also for their coaches, Gao Encouragement, Javier, Cui Kangxi and Jordi. Fans also expressed their views.
One fan said, "If it depends on luck, then apply the Wang Frost passage! As far as the current Chinese Super League teams are concerned, they are not at all a match for the Japanese and Korean teams, that is, Shanghai Harbor can fight!" There are also fans who said : "Let's start again. If our opponents lose in the World Cup, we have a chance. If our opponents lose at the AFC Champions League, we can advance... Every time we forget to count, we lose ourselves!"
Of course there are some fans who say this, "When playing international matches against J-League and K-League teams, we're basically just giving away points, and without the support of big-name foreigners, the gap between domestic players and Japanese and Korean players is too big!" "I hope the AFC Champions League will be reformed to eliminate the group stage grouping by East and West Asia, so that Portugal's Cairo, France's Benzema and Brazil's Neymar will have a chance to play against China's Chinese Super League teams!""
