Will Evergrande turn a draw to qualify into a burden?
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At 18:30 on the evening of May 9th, Beijing time, in the final round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Guangzhou Evergrande will host South Korean team Suwon Samsung at home. So far, after five rounds of the AFC Champions League group stage, Evergrande has 9 points, while the South Korean team Suwon has 8 points and the Japanese team Kawasaki Frontale has 7 points. Kawasaki Frontale’s opponent in this round is **Dongfang, and they are likely to win; as a result, Evergrande faces a situation where a draw would be sufficient for them to advance. Could this become a burden for Evergrande? Let’s wait and see tonight.
If everything goes as planned for Kawasaki, they will surely defeat Eastern. They might also launch a strong attack in an effort to achieve a larger goal difference, so as to compete for first place in the group when Evergrande draws. Evergrande is not the national football team; it has no constraints at all. With the advantage of playing at home, it shouldn’t be too difficult to defeat Suwon Samsung, but the Korean team must win in order to advance; they will definitely go all out, committing many deliberate fouls. It depends on whether the referee has been bribed by the North Koreans; if the referee is fair, then the probability of the North Koreans showing up is 0