CSL (Week 24) : Guangzhou Evergrande defeats Changchun Yatai 3-1
CHINA, Sep. 8, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 24: Five wins in a row for Guangzhou Evergrande. After their success against Tianjin Teda, Liaoning Whowin, Henan Jianye and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, the Southern China Tigers continued their sensational form in the Chinese Super League with a 3-1 victory over Changchun Yatai this Friday.
Goulart Ricardo scored dual goals
Guangzhou Evergrande dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Goulart Ricardo in the 26th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Southern China Tigers further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Goulart Ricardo '59/penalty and Carvalho Alan '66).
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC remains in first place with 56 points from 24 games, a 11-point lead over runner-up Shanghai SIPG FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full CSL table (as of September 8, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 56 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 45 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 37 |
| 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 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 28 |
| 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 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 21 |
| 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
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Jiangsu Suning - Guangzhou Evergrande (17 Sep.)
Changchun Yatai FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Changchun Yatai 4-2 Shanghai SIPG (9 Jul.)
- Previous game:Changchun Yatai 1-1 Tianjin Quanjian (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Tianjin Teda - Changchun Yatai (15 Sep.)
- 8 September 2017
- 19:35
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 56 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 45 |
| 3 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 39 |
| 4 |  Hebei CFFC | 39 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 38 |
Week 24 Results
| Friday 8 September 2017 | ||||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3-1 | Changchun Yatai | |
| Saturday 9 September 2017 | ||||
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 19:35 | Jiangsu Suning |  |
| Shanghai SIPG | 19:35 | Tianjin Teda |  |
| Sunday 10 September 2017 | ||||
 | Beijing Guo'an | 19:35 | Yanbian Fude |  |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 19:35 | Guizhou Zhicheng | ||
| Hebei CFFC | 19:35 | Guangzhou R&F |  |
 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 19:35 | Henan Jianye |  |
 | Chongqing Lifan | 19:35 | Liaoning Whowin |  |