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Agence France-Presse

Rafael Benitez suffered another defeat in the Chinese Super League on Thursday to leave his Dalian Pro side bottom of their group and without a win this season in six games.
The former Real Madrid and Liverpool coach is under growing pressure after Dalian lost 3-2 to Shenzhen FC behind closed doors.
Former Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik and ex-Premier League striker Salomon Rondon scored in the second half as Dalian fought back from 2-0 down.
But Cameroonian forward John Mary slotted in a 74th-minute penalty for Shenzhen, who last week sacked AC Milan legend Roberto Donadoni as their coach.
Marouane Fellaini the hero for Shandong again as he hits winner from spot; R&F beat Shenhua
Benitez had to drag an angry Rondon off the pitch at the final whistle after the giant Venezuelan was involved in a clash with the Shenzhen players.
Donadoni will be replaced by Jordi Cruyff, son of Dutch legend Johan, but the former Manchester United and Barcelona midfielder is yet to join up with Shenzhen.


Spaniard Benitez, who took Liverpool to the 2005 Champions League title, has seen his Dalian side draw twice and lose four times since the coronavirus-delayed CSL kicked off last month.
As part of the revamped season to thwart the virus, all matches are being played in either Suzhou or Dalian with the 16 teams split into two groups of eight.
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In the Dalian-area group, Dalian Pro are bottom and their next match is against Fabio Cannavaro’s reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande – who are top.
In Wednesday night’s other game, 10-man Evergrande beat Jiangsu Suning 2-1 to reclaim an outright lead in group A.
Elkeson opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 24 minutes.
Evergrande were down to 10 in the first half when Zhang Linpeng was shown a second yellow card on 38 minutes.
Jiangsu drew level on 58 minutes through Eder, but Paulinho sealed the win for Evergrande when he bagged his fourth goal of the season on 84 minutes.
All matches have been played without spectators so far because of the coronavirus but 1,000 fans will be allowed in for the first time this season on Saturday.


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Chinese Super League

CSL: Rafa Benitez’s Dalian Pro lose again as pressure grows; Guangzhou Evergrande go top

Marek Hamsik (centre) of Dalian Pro drives forward in the loss to Shenzhen FC. Also pictured is Hong Kong player Tsun Dai. Photo: Xinhua

CSL: Marouane Fellaini the hero for Shandong again as he hits winner from spot; R&F beat Shenhua

Marouane Fellaini (centre) was the hero for Shandong Luneng again in their win against Henan Jianye. Photo: Xinhua

CSL: Rafa Benitez bottom as Beijing Guoan and Shanghai SIPG drop points

Rafael Benitez, head coach of Dalian Pro, watches a 2019 Chinese Super League. game. Photo: Xinhua

CSL: Hebei China Fortune get first win to leave Tianjin Teda bottom

Ricardo Goulart, also known as Gao Late, of Hebei China Fortune nurses an injury picked up while scoring the opening goal. Photo: Xinhua

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Dalian slump to bottom of group A after a sixth game without a win



Dalian slump to bottom of group A after a sixth game without a win.


CSL: Rafa Benitez’s Dalian Pro lose again as pressure grows; Guangzhou Evergrande go top

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Dalian slump to bottom of group A after a sixth game without a win