China Wrap: Beijing Guoan go top, Evergrande lose

Zhang Xizhe opened the scoring with a penalty five minutes before the break, and Pablo Batalla doubled the advantage eight minutes after the interval to continue his record of finding the net in every league match this season.

Gregorio Manzano's men have now won all three of their opening CSL fixtures and hold a two-point lead at the top of the table.

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