Defending title-holders Guangzhou Evergrande crashed out of the AFC Champions League after group rivals Sydney FC and Urawa Red Diamonds played out a goalless draw on Wednesday. Luiz Felipe Scolari's Chinese giants won their first game a day earlier but it proved futile as Sydney and Urawa secured the top two spots in Group H with one match to spare.
Sydney reach the last 16 for the first time alongside Urawa, while Chinese domestic champions Evergrande are left licking their wounds after their earliest exit from the competition. Evergrande won their second Asian title in three seasons last year and they spent big in the off-season, buying Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez for 42 million euros ($48 million).
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