At 20:00 on April 10, 2019, Beijing time, Guangzhou Evergrande will face the Australian team Melbourne Victory in the AFC Champions League group stage. Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Guangzhou R&F 2:0 in the latest round of the Chinese Super League, ushering in a 4-game winning streak in the new season and ranking behind Beijing Guoan with a goal difference disadvantage. But they continued to sit at home to face Australia's Melbourne Victory, because they lost to Daegu FC 1:3 away from home in their last game. Evergrande must win this game in order to occupy a favorable position in the group. According to relevant news before the game, Evergrande’s old captain Zheng Zhi will most likely participate in this game.

After participating in the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, Evergrande took into account Zheng Zhi’s age and changes in injuries and did not let Zheng Zhi play too many games in the Chinese Super League until the last round of the derby against Guangzhou R&F. During the war, Zheng Zhicai returned. In this game, Cannavaro is expected to let Zheng Zhi appear in the starting lineup. His return will be a major benefit to Evergrande's adjustment in the midfield and backcourt. Unlike the Chinese Super League, in the AFC Champions League, Guangzhou Evergrande can send all foreign players in the team. On the defensive line, Evergrande is very likely to let Korean foreign aid Park Ji-soo and naturalized player Browning start the game together.

In the last game against Daegu FC, their performance was really hard to convince. However, 12 Evergrande players left this season and 9 players joined. The overall cooperation of the team, Still a little unfamiliar. It is also normal for some coordination errors to occur. Therefore, Cannavaro should continue to arrange for the two to start the game. This season, Evergrande's two foreign players, Paulinho and Talisca, have played a key role in the Evergrande team. It was with Talisca's two wonderful goals in the last round of the derby that Evergrande defeated Guangzhou R&F 2:0 at home. In the last round of the game against Dalian Yifang, it also relied on Talista. With the goal, Evergrande defeated the opponent with a difficult 1:0.

In two rounds, Talisca scored three goals and he was in very hot form. In this game, Evergrande will face the challenges of two foreign players from Melbourne Victory, Keisuke Honda and Toivonen. In the AFC Champions League group stage, Melbourne Victory has suffered two consecutive defeats. If they lose to Guangzhou Evergrande again in this game, they will basically miss the group qualifying. Therefore, this game is an important moment for Melbourne Victory. In a game where there is no way out, they will definitely put a lot of pressure on Guangzhou Evergrande in the away game. It is also a challenge for Evergrande’s young players.