Italian legendary coach Marcello Lippi, who has become the first coach to win both the European and Asian club Championships with Guangzhou Evergrande, has said that the win reflects the progress made by Chinese soccer.
According to China Daily, Lippi expressed that winning an international title like the AFC Champions League is very important to Guangzhou as well as to China, adding that their glory is a kind of confirmation to the soccer level of the whole country.
After tying South Korea's reigning K-League champions FC Seoul 2-2 in the first leg away match and 1-1 here Saturday night at home, Lippi's Evergrande wrapped up the AFC Champions League final 3-3 on aggregate and lifted the trophy with away goal advantage, the report said.
It's also another title-winning game for Lippi without a straight vicotry in 90 minutes, the report added.
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