On April 18, Beijing time, the group stage of the AFC Champions League continued, with Shandong Taishan playing against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds. Before the match, the starting line-ups of both teams were revealed.
In the first round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Taishan lost 0-7 to Daegu, and Urawa Red Diamonds defeated the Lion City Mariners 4-1. This matchup is also an opportunity for The Tarzan's young players to exercise and learn, urawa Red Diamonds aim to win two consecutive games, they are a strong contender for the first place in the group.
Judging from the starting lineup, the adjustment of the Taishan team is not very large, the goalkeeper is still Cao Zheng, he made a low-level mistake in the last game, and he still has to concentrate on this game.
Defenders Lin Guoyu and Mustapa partnered at centre-back, and full-backs started With Jin Nuo and Zhang Yingkai, an adjustment was made to the previous game, with Zhang Yingkai replacing Xiong Linrui. The midfield back-up combination is Chen Zhexuan and Yin Jiaxi, With Gao Jingchun and Yi Xianlong as full-backs, and Lu Yongtao and Bai Helamu continue to partner up front. In this game, the young people of the Taishan team still have to fight for their opponents and strive to have new gains on the offensive end.
Urawa Red Diamonds' lineup for this game was also adjusted, with only one foreign player starting and most of the main players on the bench.