Not long ago, the group results of the new year's AFC Champions League were announced, and the group stage of the Chinese Super League BIG4 was not easy. In contrast, Changchun Yatai needs to participate in the play-offs, the schedule is longer, even if it is to qualify for the main tournament, but also to face the South Korean powerhouse Jeonbuk Hyundai, Guangzhou team, Shandong Taishan respectively met the Japanese league champion Kawasaki striker, cup champion Urawa Red Diamond, the difficulty of fighting for the first place in the group is relatively large. The most relaxed fixture was the Chinese Super League runner-up Shanghai Haigang, who was assigned to Group J, which can be said to have been drawn.
Although the two teams of Group J, Jai Chi and Chiang Rai United, are strong teams in the Hong Kong Super League and the Thai Super League, but in the scope of Asian clubs, they are not competitive and basically do not pose a threat to the harbour with the Oscar. Well, in fact, Harbor should set its sights on the first exit of the group and lay the foundation for the next knockout round, which depends on the strength of the advancing team in the play-offs, according to the schedule, the place in Group J will be produced in the three teams of Sydney FC, Kobe Victory Ship and Shan Confederation, the latter name is relatively unfamiliar, more mysterious, and has hardly appeared in the AFC Champions League before.
However, on the third day of the announcement of the draw results, the AFC suddenly announced the withdrawal of two Burmese powerhouses, including the Shan Confederation of Group J, which became the first AFC Champions League team to withdraw, while the other team was Handawady United, which was preparing to participate in the AFC Cup, but the AFC only announced the results, not disclosing the reason for believing.
In this case, the number of participating teams in Group J has been reduced from 6 to 5, whether the team will be replaced is currently unknown, it needs to be studied and decided by the relevant departments of Asia, according to previous experience, if there is a team in the domestic league to withdraw, other teams may have the opportunity to make up. It should be said that considering the epidemic situation abroad, the future does not rule out changes, the top four of the Chinese Super League must first of all be self-based, and the improvement of self-strength is the most fundamental, because no matter who the opponent is, it is ultimately necessary to return to the strength competition.
Of course, because the new season of the Chinese Super League schedule has not yet been announced, so whether the time and the AFC Champions League intersect is also unknown, this factor will also directly affect the choice of Chinese Super League teams, last year's AFC Champions League, the Chinese Super League left a painful memory, Guangzhou guoan participated in a total of 12 games, 11 games failed and no victories.