CLS is back as Odil Akhmedov's Shanghai SIPG to face Tianjin Teda

The 16 teams have been split into two groups, one based in the northeastern city of Dalian and the other in Suzhou, near Shanghai, as part of coronavirus safety measures.

All players, staff and officials are housed at a single hotel in each host city and are separated from their families for the first two months.

Uzbekistan's Odil Akhmedov will continue his career in the Chinese Super League as Shanghai SIPG will face Tianjin Teda at the Kunshan Sports Center Stadium this afternoon.