On November 21st, at 18:00 Beijing time, Group e of the 2020 AFC Champions League East Asian Division saw a heavyweight clash between Chinese Super League giants Beijing Guoan and South Korean giants Seoul FC, which attracted a lot of attention. Beijing Guoan won the first round of the tournament, so they will try to continue their winning streak in the second round of the tournament, and are expected to play with a starting lineup of "6 foreign aiders".
The match, which will be broadcast live on CCTV Sports (CCTV5), has a total valuation of 57.91 million euros (about 460 million yuan) for the two teams.
In the current Chinese Super League, teams that have participated in the AFC Champions League five times or more include Guangzhou Evergrande, Beijing Guoan, Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua. Among them, Beijing Guoan's best result in the AFC Champions League is the round of 16, while Seoul FC had made it to the final in 2013, eventually coming second to Guangzhou Evergrande in a two-legged match.
Seoul FC is not an unfamiliar opponent for Beijing Guoan. The two teams have met four times in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and the results of Beijing Guoan did not win, respectively, 0-0, 1-3, 1-1 and 1-2, a draw at home, and 0-2 away from Seoul FC. overall, Beijing Guoan in the AFC Champions League against the South Korean team to face the fewer wins and more losses.
For this expedition to Doha, Qatar, Beijing Guoan sent a full-strength lineup, forgoing the domestic AFC Cup tournament. Bakambu was absent from the AFC Champions League as he will be participating in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, and was replaced by Fernando. This also allowed Beijing Guoan to continue to send Augusto, Bieira, Jin Minya, Fernando, Li Ke, Alan and other "6 foreign aid" starting lineup.
In February, Beijing Guoan had already played the first round of the group stage, defeating Chiang Rai United on the road. Now, facing the challenge of Seoul FC, Beijing Guoan will not only try to win consecutively, but also break the record of no win against Seoul FC.
In terms of price comparison, Beijing Guoan has a clear advantage. The total price tag is 43.63 million euros (about 350 million yuan), while Seoul FC is valued at only 14.28 million euros (about 110 million yuan). If they can't win the game despite their obvious superiority in price, then Beijing Guoan's luxury lineup will seem to be in vain.
