Just a few days ago, Guangzhou was relegated from the Chinese Super League, and the dominant team that had won eight Chinese Super League titles and two Asian Champions League titles was about to say goodbye to the top league stage. For fans who have been following Chinese soccer for nearly a decade, Guangzhou Evergrande's series of spectacular performances in intercontinental and even international matches have also been a great inspiration, as the national team's performances during that time were always disappointing. Today we take a look at five classic Guangzhou Evergrande matches to bid farewell to the past Asian domination.
1.5:1 Downed Jeonbuk Hyundai
During that time, Chinese soccer could be said to have hit rock bottom, with both men's and women's soccer missing out on the London Olympics and the national soccer team saying goodbye to Brazil early on. Guangzhou Evergrande's 5:1 victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai finally made Chinese fans proud for once. It was Guangzhou Evergrande's first time to participate in the AFC Champions League, and it was also an away game. The opponent was Korea's dominant team, Jeonbuk Hyundai. So even if some people thought Evergrande could win before the match, they wouldn't have expected it to be such a smooth victory. Evergrande's foreigners took all five of their goals in that game, with Konka and Cleo opening the scoring twice and Muric scoring a brace.
2.8:1 bloodbath against Kashiwa Reysol
Lacking experience in their first ever AFC Champions League, Guangzhou Evergrande regrettably lost to the Etihad, stopping short of the quarter-finals in the 2012 edition. However, they made a comeback in 2013, winning the AFC Champions League with a bang and were on their way to promotion. In the knockout rounds, they beat Australia's Central Coast Mariners 5:1, West Asia's Lekhwiya 6:1, Kashiwa Reysol 8:1, and South Korea's Seoul in the final. Guangzhou Evergrande's trip to the knockout rounds can be described as a tournament of Japan, South Korea, Australia and West Asia. The most enjoyable was the 8:1 win over Kashiwa Reysol. Prior to that, both the club
3.2:0 against Al Ahlili
Since the 2002 World Cup, the Chinese team again participated in the World Cup, and in winning the AFC Championship, Evergrande qualified for the Club World Cup. fifa Their match. Evergrande's opponent in this match was African champions Ahly, who are a strong team in Egypt. In the end Evergrande won 2:0 and had a chance to play against Bayern.
4. Dubai Al Ahli won 1:0
After an unhappy year in 2014, the team brought in back-to-back players like Golat in 2015.... Paulinho and other powerful players, their manager changed to champion manager Scolari, and the team improved greatly. This time, they won the AFC Champions League, achieving the feat of winning the title twice in three years.
5.2:1 against Mexico America
This time, Evergrande entered the Club World Cup again, and their opponent was the North American champion Mexico America. Even Barcelona has been studying Mexico America as a rival because the opponent is very strong. However, Evergrande's performance shocked the whole world. Paulinho and Li Shuai performed well, Zheng Long became the first. fifa china Chinese scored in the game.
Due to the end of the golden dollar era and limited talents, I'm afraid it will be hard for the Chinese Super League clubs to replicate such achievements in a short time. Let's wish Guangzhou a speedy return to the Chinese Super League.
