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MOSCOW: The Guangzhou Evergrande champions will try to reignite their challenge for an eighth consecutive Chinese Super League title supported by newcomers Paulinho and Anderson Talisca on the return of the title race.
Fabio Cannavaro's players welcome the Brazilian club duo who are looking to fill a gap of five points over Shanghai SIPG leaders over the remaining 19 games of the Chinese national season.
Guangzhou is fifth in the standings, with six points separating the top seven teams after the first 11 games of the campaign, and the southern part of China, will certainly be stimulated by the return of Paulinho in particular.
The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has spent two and a half seasons with the club and has won the Asian champions The league title and three crowns of the Chinese Super League before leaving in the summer last to Barcelona, where he won the title of La Liga.
But the 29-year-old returned to Guangzhou on loan in the afte He should play a major role in lifting the fortunes of Evergrande
. The midfielder played a decisive role in Evergrande's domination of Chinese football during his previous visit. An enthusiastic return of the club's supporters on his return to Guangzhou airport this weekend.
Evergrande returns to action on Wednesday when he hosts Guizhou Zhicheng at Tianhe Stadium and Beijing third-ranked Henan Jianye, host of Guoan
The action of the League resumes Tuesday with Shanghai SIPG leaders facing second Shandong Luneng in the most anticipated first-round match after the league break for the World Cup finals. by Greg Stutchbury)
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