On the evening of April 27, Beijing time, the two teams of the Chinese Super League both ushered in the fifth round of the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage, guangzhou in Group I lost 0-2 to Malaysian champion Johor B B B, and Shandong Taishan in Group F lost 0-4 to The foot of South Korea's K United runner-up Daegu FC. Although both Chinese Super League teams have made a lot of progress compared to the first leg, they still can't bring greater surprises when they play mainly with young players.
The AFC Champions League group stage adopted a tournament format of double round robin, both of which were the second leg of the two sides, in the first leg of the match, Guangzhou team had a 0-5 score to Johor Bahru. The Taishan team lost 0-7 to Daegu FC, which was tied with the record for the biggest goal conceded since the Chinese Super League team participated in the AFC Champions League.
Against Johor Bahru, Guangzhou was awarded a penalty in the opening 15 minutes for a foul in the penalty area, and Bergson took the penalty to help Johor Bahru take the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field. In the second half, Guangzhou's defensive strategy paid off and kept the score at 0-1 until the end of regular game time. In the last minute of six minutes of stoppage time, they conceded another goal and lost 0-2.
In another game with simultaneous kick-offs, the Tarzans started badly. In the 8th minute of the first half, Daegu FC's foreign aid Zeka successfully broke the ball in midfield and scored a low shot after advancing to the outside of the Tarzan penalty area. Three minutes later, Daegu FC took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to move down to the next city. In the first half, the Tarzan team trailed 2-0. In the 57th and 66th minutes, Daegu FC scored two more goals to win 4-0.
On April 30, Beijing time, the group stage of the AFC Champions League will enter the final round of competition, Guangzhou will play against Kawasaki Forwards, and Taishan will face Urawa Red Diamonds.