Original title: The Asian Champions League postponement drags down the technical points of the Chinese Super League! It has fallen to 3rd in Asia, and Japan and Saudi Arabia broke out to complete overtaking
Due to the first two rounds of the AFC Champions League group stage, only one team from Guoan played in the Chinese Super League, and won 1-0 away against Thai Super League side Chiang Rai United. According to a report by famous journalist Ma Dexing, in terms of technical points in the AFC, the Chinese Super League has been surpassed by Japan and Saudi Arabia, falling to third place in Asia. However, the AFC technical score in 2023 does not involve the allocation of AFC Champions League places, but is only a reference.
For reasons that are well known, in the first three rounds of the AFC Champions League, only Guoan played in the second round of the Chinese Super League, defeating defending Thai Premier League champions Chiang Rai United 1-0 away, and Wang Ziming scored the winning goal. After the victory over Chiang Rai United, the national security was dissolved on the spot and will regroup in Dubai after a vacation.
Japan and Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, were the most outstanding players in the first two rounds of the AFC Champions League group stage, with the West Asian zone, where Saudi teams are located, not affected in any way. Saudi Arabia's BIG4, including defending champion Al Hilal, is unbeaten. Among them, Al Hilal won all the first two rounds, and only finished second in the group by goal difference.
Saudi team Al Ahli in Group A has 1 win and 1 draw in the first 2 rounds, Saudi team Tayawn in Group C has won 2 consecutive rounds, and Saudi team Al Nasr in Group D is unbeaten with 1 win and 1 draw. Al Hilal and Al Nasr are the favourites to win the title this season.
In the East Asian zone, in addition to the Chinese Super League teams, South Korean and Australian teams have also been affected to some extent because the matches of the Chinese Super League teams have been postponed. But coincidentally, the first two rounds of Japan's three teams were not postponed, and they all played as scheduled, including Yokohama Mariners 2-1 Jeonbuk and 4-0 Sydney FC won consecutive victories, new team Kobe Victory also won consecutive victories, and Tokyo FC won 1 win and drew 1.
Saudi Arabia has an unbeaten record of 6 wins and 2 draws in the top 4, while the Japanese team has 5 wins and 1 draw, plus only 3 teams have a smaller base, Japan's J-League became No. 1 in Asia with 63.733 points, the Saudi League ranked No. 2 in Asia with 60.550 points, and the points of the Chinese Super League were only 59.467 points, which has fallen to No. 3 in Asia.
However, the AFC technical score in 2023 does not involve the allocation of AFC Champions League places, and the allocation of AFC Champions League places in the 2023 season is based on the AFC technical score at the end of 2023, and the Chinese Super League continues to maintain a 3+1 quota.