While the third-stage qualification was started for the UEFA Champions League of the new season, the ACF Champions League also reignited the fighting after truce for nearly 3 months. On the evening of August 21, 2013, the first round of 1/4 finals between Guangzhou Evergrande Team and Qatar Lekhwiya Team was conducted in Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center. In the cheer sound of over 40,000 fans, Guangzhou Evergrande Team occupying the absolute advantage defeated the opponent at 2:0 by virtue of the penalty kick of Conca and the field goal of Elkeson, gaining the initiative in the contest of top 4 in the AFC Champions League.