CSL (Week 23) : Guangzhou Evergrande beats Shanghai Shenhua 3-0
CHINA, Aug. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 23: Four wins in a row for Guangzhou Evergrande. After their success against Tianjin Teda, Liaoning Whowin and Henan Jianye, the Southern China Tigers continued their sensational form in the Chinese Super League with a 3-0 victory over Shanghai Greenland Shenhua this Saturday.
Muriqui Luiz scored dual goals
Guangzhou Evergrande dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Muriqui Luiz in the 37th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Southern China Tigers further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Muriqui Luiz '47 and Goulart Ricardo '84).
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC remains in first place with 53 points from 23 games, a 8-point lead over runner-up Shanghai SIPG FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of August 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 45 |
| 3 | Hebei CFFC | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Beijing Guo'an | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Chongqing Lifan | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Jiangsu Suning | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Liaoning Whowin | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 55 | -32 | 17 |
| 15 | Tianjin Teda | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 16 |
| 16 | Yanbian Fude | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 48 | -30 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 Henan Jianye (13 Aug.)
- Next game:
- 19 August 2017
- 19:35
- Shanghai
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 53 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 45 |
| 3 |  Hebei CFFC | 39 |
| 4 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 38 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 37 |
Week 23 Results
| Saturday 19 August 2017 | ||||
 | Yanbian Fude | 0-4 | Jiangsu Suning |  |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 2-1 | Shanghai SIPG | | |
 | Liaoning Whowin | 1-1 | Tianjin Teda |  |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 0-3 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
| Hebei CFFC | 2-0 | Beijing Guo'an |  |
| Sunday 20 August 2017 | ||||
 | Changchun Yatai | 16:00 | Tianjin Quanjian | |
 | Guangzhou R&F | 19:35 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
 | Henan Jianye | 19:35 | Chongqing Lifan |  |