The 17th round of the Chinese Super League will be contested this weekend, and in a match between the relegation group in this round, Shanghai Shenhua will meet Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Team. Shanghai Shenhua has already determined relegation in advance after the last round, while Chongqing still has to work hard for the relegation goal. The dialogue between the two teams in this game, who can laugh to the end?
The Shenhua team unfortunately lost the last game of the first stage and missed the league championship group this season. After the start of the second stage, the Shenhua team defeated Qingdao 3-0 in the first match and drew 1-1 with the Cangzhou Lions in the second match. After these two games, the Shenhua team has reached 26 points, and they have become the first team in the relegation group of 8 teams to confirm relegation.
The second stage of the Chinese Super League is intensive, and each team needs to rotate in this case to ensure the state and physical fitness of the athletes. In this match against Chongqing, the Shenhua team, which has been relegated, will definitely rotate the lineup to allow more young players to be trained. In addition, in this game, Shenhua foreign player Adrian was unable to play in this game due to the avoidance clause. After a short break, the international Wu Xi will be able to play in this game.
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic team did not win two matches in the second stage, first drawing with Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and then losing to Dalian Renren. At present, among all 8 relegation teams, Chongqing team is temporarily ranked 5th with 12 points. There are only 6 rounds of the league left, and Chongqing still needs to work hard to relegate. The overall performance of the Chongqing team has not been good this season, and the team has only won 3 games so far in the whole season.
In the past 10 meetings between the two teams, Shenhua has slightly prevailed with 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. The two sides met in the championship group last season, winning one each round. In the end, it was decided through extra time and penalty shootout, especially the second leg of the two sides was very fierce, and the 3 people received red cards in the game.
The match will be played at 19:30 Beijing time on December 18, when CCTV5+ will broadcast the match live. Can Chongqing win a crucial victory? How will Shanghai Shenhua perform in this game? Fans who support both teams, remember to follow the live broadcast of the game on time.