HONG KONG (Reuters) - Defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande fired off a warning shot to their Chinese Super League title rivals on Wednesday as Fabio Cannavaro’s side thrashed Hebei China Fortune 5-0 to advance to the semi-finals of the championship playoffs.
Anderson Talisca and Fernandino both scored twice as Evergrande completed an 8-1 aggregate win over Hebei to set up a last four meeting with either Beijing Guoan or Shandong Luneng, who play the second leg of their quarter-final on Thursday.
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