On January 1, the 21st round of the Chinese Super League championship group ended. After Shanghai Harbor drew 2-2 with Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou defeated Changchun Yatai 2-0, the three AFC Champions League regular matches in the Chinese Super League next season were all produced ahead of schedule, namely Shandong, Guangzhou and Haigang, and the dark horse Changchun won an AFC Champions League play-off qualification.
Before this round of matches, the Harbor team faced Shandong team and suffered three consecutive defeats. Less than 8 minutes into the opening, the harbor team that started the all-China class was attacked by Duan Liuyu and fell behind 0-1. In the second half, the Harbor team replaced Moi and Oscar with two foreign aides, coupled with the outbreak of local striker Hu Jinghang, the team scored 2 goals in a row to complete the 2-1 victory. But the tenacious Shandong team used a penalty to tie the score to 2-2 in the final stages, and the Harbor team changed 3 points to 1 point. However, because the Changchun team lost this round, the harbor team still locked the top three positions of the Chinese Super League in advance, plus the two participating teams in the FA Cup final, The Harbor Team and the Shandong Team, both entered the top three of the league, so the top three of the Chinese Super League directly qualified for the AFC Champions League next season.
Changchun ranks fourth, four points behind third-place Harbor, and will not be able to catch up with the top three with only one round left in the league, and since the AFC Champions League seat in the Chinese Super League next year is still "3+1", Changchun will become the only team to participate in the AFC Champions League qualification tournament next year. According to the previously announced schedule, they will play the AFC Champions League play-off on March 15 against the winners of Sydney FC and Kaya FC.
Guangzhou is currently second in the league with 44 points, two points more than Harbor, and the next round will be a direct showdown between the two teams. If Harbor wins, it will surpass Guangzhou to get the runner-up of the Chinese Super League this season, and if the Harbor team cannot win, it will become the third place in the Chinese Super League this season.
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