Shanghai dodges ACL bullet

SIPG advances to semifinals after blowing 4-0 lead over Evergrande

Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas proclaimed his club's dramatic Asian Champions League victory over archrival Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday "a great achievement" after complaining it was treated unfairly before and during the match.

"Our players were given yellow cards which I could not understand," said the former Chelsea manager. "In the firstleg match, (Guangzhou's) Zhang Linpeng should have been sent off and banned for the second leg after elbowing our player.