With the 2022 AFC East Asian Champions League group stage is in full swing, 4 rounds of war, there have been 4 teams eclipsed, including our strong Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou team early farewell to the game. In this regard, the South Korean media bluntly: Chinese soccer really ushered in a "reunion" tragedy.
Reports indicate that despite the fact that there are still two rounds left in the group stage of the AFC Champions League, four teams have already confirmed that they are not going to advance. In addition to China's Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou, Vietnam's Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Singapore's United City are also out. It is worth mentioning that China's Shanghai Harbor has also previously announced its exit from the AFC Champions League stage.
Guangzhou and Shandong, two of the top teams in the Chinese Super League, are in Groups I and F respectively, and have not escaped the fate of an early exit. Both teams played with young squads and each game was extremely tough. With the quality of the AFC Champions League matches in question, both teams failed to escape the fate of the tournament after 4 matches.
Among them, the Guangzhou team even suffered a total loss of embarrassing situation, 4 games particles, lost 21 goals. 0-3 loss to Ulsan, 0-5 loss to Kawasaki, 0-8 defeat Johor, following last year's group stage 6 full defeat, once again hit the AFC Champions League losing streak of shameful record. Shandong, despite drawing with Singapore Lions and gaining one point, still finished last in the group, with one draw and three losses in four games, scoring two goals and conceding 15.
Vietnam's Hoang Anh Gia Lai bid an early farewell to the AFC Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Jeonbuk on the 25th. two draws and two defeats in four matches. group G's UniCity, on the other hand, lost all four of its matches, scoring one goal and conceding twelve, and is also out of the competition.
