Hulk helps Shanghai SIPG edge Guangzhou Evergrande on pens

Guangzhou Evergrande

Shanghai SIPG

(4) 5

(5) 1

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Leg 2Aggregate: 5 – 5

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Shanghai SIPG advanced to the semifinals of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday evening as Andre Villas-Boas’ side defeated Guangzhou Evergrande 5-4 on penalties after the two-legged tie end in a 5-5 draw.
Yu Hai scored the winning penalty after Ricardo Goulart had missed Evergrande’s opening spot kick at Tianhe Stadium.
It capped off an astonishing game in which the Brazilian scored a hat trick, only to end on the losing side.
Leading 4-0 from the first leg, SIPG surrendered their entire advantage…

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Guangzhou Evergrande’s Zheng Zhi a doubt for Shanghai SIPG clash

Ricardo Goulart’s double led the way for table-leaders Guangzhou Evergrande’s comfortable win over Changchun Yatai.
Luiz Felipe Scolari will make a late decision over whether to include Zheng Zhi in his starting line-up as Guangzhou Evergrande face a huge task to overhaul a four-goal first-leg deficit in the second leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal with Shanghai SIPG.
SIPG handed the two-time Asian champions a 4-0 thrashing in the first game at Shanghai Stadium, and the teams face off again on Tuesday evening at Evergrande’s Tianhe Stadium with Guangzhou facing a humiliating elimination.
The six-time…

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CSL: Hebei CFFC grab crucial victory in tight race for third place

Manuel Pellegrini said he told his players they would be playing for six points.
Hebei CFFC moved into sole possession of third place in the Chinese Super League on Sunday as the battle for places in next season’s Asian Champions League intensifies.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side beat Guangzhou R&F 2-1, with Aloisio and Zhang Lifeng giving them a two-goal cushion at half time before Yi Teng pulled one back for R&F, who slip to sixth in the table.
The win sees Hebei move to 42 points from 24 games, a point ahead of Tianjin Quanjian in fourth place.
Fabio Cannavaro’s Tianjin beat Guizhou…

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CSL: Shanghai SIPG cruise past Tianjin Teda, shrink gap at top

Shanghai SIPG reduced the gap between themselves and Chinese Super League leaders Guangzhou Evergande back to eight points as Andre Villas-Boas’ side handed Tianjin Teda a 3-1 defeat on Saturday evening.
Goals from Wu Lei and Yu Hai in the opening 15 minutes put SIPG in total control and Elkeson sealed all three points when he struck 10 minutes from time to restore Shanghai’s two-goal cushion after Pan Ximing netted for Tianjin midway through the second half.
SIPG move on to 48 points with six games…

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Guangzhou Evergrande ‘paid the price’ for selling Paulinho – Scolari

SIPG took a step towards the AFC Champions League semifinals courtesy of an inspiring performance from Hulk.

Barca coach Ernesto Valverde defends the club’s purchase of Paulinho, and what he brings to strengthen the squad. Luiz Felipe Scolari conceded the loss of Paulinho to Barcelona, along with other key absences, was a major factor in Guangzhou Evergrande’s 4-0 thrashing in the first leg of their Asian Champions league quarterfinal loss to Shanghai SIPG on Tuesday evening.
Guangzhou suffered their biggest defeat in nine years in the meeting at Shanghai Stadium, with Wu Lei scoring twice as SIPG took a massive stride towards qualifying for the semifinals of the continental championship for the first time in the club’s…

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Shanghai SIPG must ‘overcome difficulties’ in ACL vs. Guangzhou

AFC CL quarterfinal between the SIPG, and Evergrande promises much watch football says FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill.

Shanghai SIPG snapped a four-match winless run in the CSL with a 3-2 win over Chongqing Lifan.

Guangzhou Evergrande have a one-point lead atop the CSL over Andre Villas-Boas’ Shanghai SIPG.
Andre Villas-Boas will attempt to overcome his team’s faltering form, and an early morning return from the scene of their latest defeat when Shanghai SIPG take on Guangzhou Evergrande in the AFC Champions League (ACL) on Tuesday evening.
His side are at home for the first leg as the two Chinese Super League (CSL) giants face off in the quarterfinals.
SIPG’s delayed departure from Guiyang following a 2-1 loss to Gregorio Manzano’s Guizhou Zhicheng side on Saturday evening saw them return to Shanghai…

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