Chinese soccer has once again been savaged by media and fans after all four domestic league teams were eliminated from the AFC Champions League group stage on Wednesday.

"Outrageous", "Nightmare", "Humiliating" and "Collapse" shrieked newspaper headlines referring to the country's continuing misery in the continent's premier club competition.

"Speechless" in large font even appeared on one front page in response to China's perennial flop on the international stage.