Superb goals from Fabricio and Takahiro Sekine lifted J. League side Urawa Reds to a 2-0 semifinal first-leg win over China's Guangzhou Evergrande in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday. In a game more one-sided than the score thanks to tenacious and disciplined defending by ...
The Kashima Antlers kicked off their Asian Champions League quarterfinal tie with a 0-0 draw in hot and humid conditions against Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday. Antlers, the 2018 champions, were playing Guangzhou for the fifth time in the ACL, and it was the first time ...
Kashima Antlers drawn to face Guangzhou Evergrande in ACL quarterfinals
Defending champion Kashima Antlers face a tough showdown in the Asian Champions League quarterfinals after being drawn Tuesday against Fabio Cannavaro’s Guangzhou Evergrande, two-time winners of the competition. Urawa Reds, champions in 2007 and 2017, will take on Shanghai SIPG, who have never made it ...
Urawa Reds took a significant step toward qualifying for the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chinese defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday night. Yuki Muto headed home the opener early in the second half in front of ...
Guangzhou Evergrande has signed striker Jackson Martinez from Atletico Madrid for a bumper transfer fee of €42 million ($46 million), the south China club confirmed on Wednesday. The Colombia international, who has inked a four-year deal, will link up with fellow South Americans Paulinho and ...
Douglas double powers Hiroshima in third-place game at Club World Cup
Douglas came off the bench to strike twice as Sanfrecce Hiroshima roared back to defeat Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 in the Club World Cup third-place match on Sunday. Douglas won it with a late header to cancel out Paulinho's opener just minutes after kickoff ...
Suarez puts on sublime show as Barcelona moves into final
Barcelona defender Jordi Alba hailed teammate Luis Suarez as "the most complete No. 9 in the world" after the Uruguayan's three-goal demolition of Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday night put the Spanish giants into the Club World Cup final. Suarez brushed off the absence of star ...
Suarez hat trick carries Barcelona into Club World Cup final
Luis Suarez shrugged off the absence of strike partners Lionel Messi and Neymar with a hat trick to send Barcelona into the Club World Cup final with a 3-0 win over China's Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday. Barcelona, which is looking to claim its third world ...
Guangzhou beats Club America to set up Barcelona semi
Paulinho scored in the final minute of stoppage time on Sunday as Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande beat Mexico's Club America 2-1 to advance to the semifinal of the Club World Cup. Paulinho's header off a corner kick in the 93rd minute allowed Luiz Felipe Scolari's ...
Brazilian manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has high hopes for Guangzhou Evergrande at the Club World Cup, saying the Chinese champions have the potential to exceed their fourth-place finish in the tournament two years ago. Guangzhou begins its campaign on Sunday against Mexican club America. A victory ...
Zheng Zhi scored the winning goal as Guangzhou Evergrande beat Gamba Osaka 2-1 in the first leg of the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. Gamba welcomed the return of the J. League's top scorer Takashi Usami, who missed his team's 3-2 win over Jeonbuk ...
