Zheng Zhi (left) of China’s Guangzhou Evergrande fights for the ball with Brandon Oneill of Sydney FC during their AFC Champions League group stage football match in Guangzhou, in China’s Guangdong province on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO
Zheng Zhi (left) of China’s Guangzhou Evergrande fights for the ball with Brandon Oneill of Sydney FC during their AFC Champions League group stage football match in Guangzhou, in China’s Guangdong province on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO

HONG KONG: China’s world-leading transfer splurge has left two teams with red faces after holders Guangzhou Evergrande and Jiangsu Suning crashed out of the AFC Champions League group stage.

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