In the second round of the 2022 AFC Champions League, the AFC Champions League has changed dramatically - Southeast Asian teams have collectively erupted, which is rare!
This round, the Chinese and Korean teams began to look a little sorry for each other! The Chinese Super League team lost 13 goals in both matches. The K-League teams are not much better, and the three Korean teams that played first also faced the former Southeast Asian "fish belly" team, not only did not win one game, but also lost all the matches.
The first to play was south Korean side Jeonnam Tenryu (last year's Korean FA Cup winner, K2 league team, equivalent to our Central League) against Thai Premier League side Baton United.
As a result, the Korean Second Division team lost by a score of 0-2.
The next appearance was the last round of seven goals against Shandong Taishan's South Korean team Daegu FC, did not expect that in the last game they were vulnerable in front of the Singapore team Lion City Sailors, with 3 goals to lose to the opponent.
Although Daegu FC's possession rate is far ahead and the number of shots on goal is more than twice that of the opponent, the opponent's counter-attack is sharp, scoring 3 goals in 7 shots. Shandong Taishan Youth Army should pay attention to it, this Lion City Sailors team is not a good lord!
It was the turn of last year's K League runner-up Ulsan Hyundai, who played against Malaysian side Johor Bahru, who had just beaten Guangzhou by five goals in the last round.
Just three minutes into the game, Johor took the lead and Ulsan Hyundai tied the score in the second half. However, in the cheers of home fans, Johor team reversed the score again in the 80th minute, and finally the Johor team that played at home beat Ulsan Hyundai, which has many Asian famous players such as Kim Young-kwon.
The families of the Johor team's foreign aides
Southeast Asian teams collectively erupt + three kills Korean teams, and new Matai football is on the rise! At the same time, Chinese football is declining, and the performance of Chinese Super League teams in the AFC Champions League has been unusually stable – fiasco, fiasco, fiasco, fiasco.
In addition, it should be mentioned that the performance of K League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai is not very good, the first round of 0-0 draw with Sydney FC, the second round has not yet been played.
The expansion of the AFC Champions League has given Southeast Asian football the opportunity to compete with the top teams in Asian football, and the increase in the number of foreign aid has also brought variables to their upset. Coupled with the fact that almost all of these Southeast Asian teams played at home this time, with the help of many fans, the upset coefficient soared.
Whether for subjective or objective reasons, there are various indications that the rise of Southeast Asian football is not only the national team, but also their league has improved significantly.
Looking back at our Chinese football, not only is the performance of the national football team poor, but the Chinese Super League that we were once proud of has now fallen lonely, and the glory is no longer there.
The opponents are improving, we are regressing, from the World Preliminary Round to the AFC Champions League, which is clearly visible. If the Chinese Super League continues to sink, let alone send the youth army to the battle, that is, in the future, we will send the first team to play, and we may not be able to win these Southeast Asian teams. That's the one that needs to be worried about the most.