Chinese football in lockdown

Last year’s AFC Champions League ended badly for East Asia with the title going to a team from the west of the continent, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, for only the second time since 2005. That, however, is nothing compared to how the 2020 version has started for the region.

Due to the coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December and spread around the country and elsewhere, the four Chinese teams were