Four Matches Still Hold AFC Qualification Hope
As the league season nears its end, all eyes are on the fierce battle for AFC Champions League qualification. This round’s clash between Tianjin Quanjian and Liaoning Shenyang Kaixin set a new benchmark for youth development, with a total of 11 U23 players included in the 18-man squad and 7 getting actual playtime. Liaoning’s lineup carried a tone of resilience and rebirth—head coach Zhao Junzhe showed clear determination to rebuild from the ground up by giving young players their moment on the pitch. Among them, Yang Shuai and Wang Qiao played the full 90 minutes, while Zhang Ruizhen,…