After12 months of the Chinese Super League being held up as a cautionary tale for Saudi Arabia not to follow, the 2023 season ended with much to be positive about. The first season free of COVID-19, lockdown and bubbles since 2019 saw supporters return to stadiums in numbers with an average attendance of close to 20,000, despite the fact that almost all the stars that headed east in the previous decade have long since departed.
Two were left and went head-to-head in the title race. Brazilian midfielder
