Renato Augusto earned Beijing Guoan a share of the points as Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash with Shandong Luneng ended in a 1-1 draw that allowed Roger Schmidt’s side to hold on to pole position in the Chinese Super League.
The Brazilian’s curling free kick five minutes from the end of the first half cancelled out Diego Tardelli’s fifth-minute effort to ensure Beijing retained their one-point lead over Shandong at the top of the standings.
“We actually created a lot of chances to win but we wasted…
Gab Marcotti explains Paulinho’s move back to Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande and wonders if Barcelona has another big move coming soon. Jonathan Soriano’s 87th-minute strike earned Beijing Guoan a 2-1 win over Henan Jianye on Wednesday evening to move Roger Schmidt’s side into first place in the Chinese Super League — as Anderson Talisca had a debut to remember with a hat trick for Guangzhou Evergrande.
Beijing moved a point clear at the summit and ahead of Shanghai SIPG, who were held to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday evening with Shandong Luneng, as the league completed its first round of action since resuming after the World Cup break.
Cedric…
Beijing Guoan.
Cedric Bakambu helped rescue a point for Beijing Guoan as Roger Schmidt’s side fought back from going two goals down to draw 3-3 with Chongqing Lifan on Sunday evening.
Bakambu, signed in the winter transfer window from La Liga side Villarreal, netted five minutes into the second half to pull his side level after a frantic first half had seen Chongqing go into the break with a two-goal lead.
Goals from Fernandinho Silva and Peng Xinli in the opening eight minutes gave the home side the perfect start,…
Roger Schmidt’s Beijing Guoan enjoyed a big win over rivals Renhe on Saturday.
Beijing Guoan handed newly promoted cross-city rivals Beijing Renhe a 4-0 thrashing as Roger Schmidt’s side notched up a third Chinese Super League win in a row on Saturday evening.
A crowd of more than 53,000 turned out at Workers’ Stadium to see goals from Jonathan Soriano, Yu Yang, Jonathan Viera and Yu Dabao give Guoan a comfortable win over last season’s second division runners-up.
“Our players performed well, it was a tough game and our opponents performed very well,” said Schmidt.
“Today…
Cedric Bakambu has completed his Chinese Super League move.
Cedric Bakambu has completed his drawn-out transfer to Beijing Guoan, with the Chinese Super League club also announcing the arrival of Jonathan Viera.
Bakambu — who left Villarreal in January after his €40 million buyout clause was triggered — had been on a winter training camp with Beijing and said finalising the move was “a question of timing.”
With transfers in the Chinese Super League subject to a 100 percent levy on fees of more than €5.8m, Beijing held off announcing the arrival…
Jonathan Viera is headed to China in a reported €25 million deal.
Las Palmas have sold Spanish winger Jonathan Viera to Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan, the La Liga club announced on Monday afternoon.
Viera, who made his senior Spain debut in October, played for Las Palmas on Saturday in his 115th game since returning to the club for a second stint from Standard Liege in 2015.
A Las Palmas statement said: “UD Las Palmas and Chinese side Beijing Guoan have reached an agreement for the immediate transfer of Jonathan Viera’s rights. The player is…
Cedric Bakambu left Villarreal in January.
Cedric Bakambu has said the completion of his move to the Chinese Super League is “just a question of timing.”
Bakambu, who left Villarreal in January, has been on a winter training camp with Beijing Sinobo Guoan, who he is set to join for €40 million, in Portugal.
The proposed deal is set to make the DR Congo international forward one of the highest-paid players in the world with an estimated annual pre-tax salary of €18m but has stalled for almost a month.
However, Bakambu told…
Cedric Bakambu was thought to be leaving Villarreal for Beijing Guoan.
Beijing Guoan’s hopes of fielding Congolese striker Cedric Bakambu in the new Chinese Super League season have taken a significant blow after football authorities announced moves to curb attempts to avoid paying huge levies on large transfer fees for foreign players.
La Liga side Villarreal announced last month that Bakambu was leaving after receiving the €40 million required to buy the 26-year-old out of his contract, with Beijing Guoan the striker’s anticipated destination.
But, with clubs…
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Chinese media have claimed the pair will attempt to lure the Borussia Dortmund forward to China in a bumper deal, prompting the Chinese Football Association to issue a statement on Tuesday warning both clubs the levy of big money signings from overseas remains in place for the current…
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Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang now appears unlikely to be the subject of a bidding war between Chinese Super League (CSL) sides Guangzhou Evergrande and Beijing Guoan.
Both clubs have been linked with a move for the Gabon international and a fee of €70 million has been touted in the Chinese media.
That, however, far exceeds the RMB 45m (€5.8m) cap imposed on foreign transfers by the Chinese Football Association ahead of the last season’s summer window, and the authorities…