China Super League Championship Group Preview: Guoan Birthday to Present Yatai Shenzhen for the AFC Champions League

Source: Sports Weekly

On December 29, Beijing time, the 6th round of the Chinese Super League Championship Group was held. Changchun Yatai, who ranked fourth, will die with the fifth-place Shenzhen team, and the result of this game will basically determine the AFC Champions League quota next season; Shandong Taishan, who locked in the championship in advance, will rotate the lineup to prepare for the FA Cup final, and Guoan, who ushered in the club's 29th birthday, is very eager to present with victory; Guangzhou and Shanghai Harbor will easily play after locking the AFC Champions League place.

Beijing Guoan vs Shandong Taishan

Match time: 18:00 on December 29th

After losing 1-0 to Guangzhou in the last round, Beijing Guoan lost the possibility of advancing to the top four, so it did not get a license to participate in the AFC Champions League, and Guoan's four major vacancies this season are expected. The day of the match against Shandong Taishan, who has just won the championship, happened to be the 29th birthday of Guoan Club, and the pre-game coach Bilic also stressed this point, hoping that the players could win. The Croats also said a tribute should be paid to Shandong's victory, but the Chinese Super League did not seem to have a tradition of welcoming the front team.

After Shandong Taishan won the championship after 11 years, there is still the title of the FA Cup waiting to be competed for, and the team just used the remaining 3 games to recuperate, actively prepare and hone the lineup. At present, the team's foreign aides Judsson and Moises have just recovered, and they and the injured Sun Junhao and Ji Xiang will not play. Before the game, Hao Wei had already said that he would give young people more opportunities. Therefore, in this confrontation with Guoan, Shandong, which lacks the will to fight, may send a large number of substitute players.

Hebei vs Guangzhou

The plight of the Hebei team has not eased so far, in the last round of the match with Shandong Taishan, the team's 12 main players asked for leave to the scene in the future, and the coach Jin Zhongfu could only send 5 U21 to make up the number. Although there is still no optimistic progress in the stock reform, Kim Jong-fu revealed before the game that some problems have been adjusted, which seems to imply that the main players can play, and they who have already completed the relegation task may play high-quality games.

After the Guangzhou team locked the AFC Champions League quota in advance, its mentality is now relaxed, especially after the recent news that Guangzhou's local company GAC is expected to become a new shareholder of the club, helping the stock reform and boosting the morale of the players. Facing the untidy Hebei team, the goal of the injured Guangzhou team is of course to win. Last round of executive coach Zheng Zhi started well, also sent an assist, Liu Zhiyu, who attended the pre-match press conference, revealed that Zheng Zhi may continue to play in this campaign.

Guangzhou City vs Shanghai Seaport

Match time: 20:00 on December 29th

Guangzhou City, which originally had no desires and no desires, contributed to the wonderful matches in the championship group, after their 5-0 victory over Guoan, although they lost 1-2 to Changchun Yatai in the last round, they performed well, and the 18-year-old Wen Yongjun also scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League. Facing the harbor that shifted the focus to the FA Cup, coach Van Gast said that due to the fatigue of the players due to the intensive schedule, there will be some adjustments to the squad.

After Shanghai Harbour won the Shenzhen team 3-1 in the last round, it has locked in an AFC Champions League place. In addition to striving for a good ranking, the team also has to prepare for the FINAL of the FA Cup and Shandong. Coach Lecco's attitude towards this is different from most coaches, he believes that the main players are in good shape and there is no need for a big rotation. In pre-match training, for the offense and defense of set-pieces, Lecco personally coached the players.

Shenzhen vs Changchun Yatai

This match is about the two teams' battle for AFC Champions League places. At present, Changchun Yatai (35 points) is 6 points ahead of Shenzhen team, if Yatai wins will directly end the suspense, the draw will basically keep the quota, even if the initiative to lose is still in their own hands. In the last round of winning Guangzhou City, the previously injured Top Scorer of the Chinese Super League, Junier, returned from injury and scored a goal, this key battle, the Brazilian is expected to start, with Eric and Serginho to form another trident.

Since entering the championship group, the Shenzhen team has won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2, only winning the hebei team in distress and has not reached the best state. Only by defeating Yatai in this battle can the team keep the hope of the AFC Champions League, after Shenzhen set up a heavy prize for the team, won the fourth place, and the whole team will receive 14 million prizes. The main center-back Yuan Mincheng was injured, Li Yuanyi was suspended for a yellow card, and veterans over 30 years old such as Wang Yongpo lacked physical fitness in consecutive battles, and it was difficult for coach Carlos. At the pre-match press conference, Carlos also said that general manager Ding Yong would come to every training session and had a good relationship with everyone, and seemed to fight back against rumors of discord within the team.