The real estate moguls who own Asia's wealthiest club know a thing or two about investments and in sparing no expense on Guangzhou Evergrande's preparation, they showed their valuation of three points against Sydney FC.

It was something not even their $65 million man, Jackson Martinez, had experienced as two luxurious Gulfstream Jets flew the team to Australia a day earlier than scheduled, with the sole purpose of affording the players an extra day's rest before Wednesday's Asian Champions League match.

It was a sense of professionalism and a gratuitous display of wealth not even rivalled by Martinez's former clubs Porto and Atletico Madrid or his national team, Colombia, prior to a World Cup.

"Yes, it's very different here. There are a lot of possibilities," Martinez told Fairfax Media.