On May 22, Beijing time, the Chinese Super League officially announced that in the eighth round of the Chinese Super League, Changchun Yatai defeated Cangzhou Lions 4-2 away, and Leonardo, a foreign aid from Yatai who scored a hat-trick and had an assist, won the title of the best player in this round.
In the eighth round of the Chinese Super League, there were many big scores, including Changchun Yatai's 4-2 away win over Cangzhou Lions, Wuhan Three Towns' 3-3 draw at home with Chengdu Rongcheng, Qingdao Manatee at home with Zhejiang FC, and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers with a 3-3 draw at home against Shandong Taishan.
Therefore, these games also contributed a number of MVP candidates, including Yatai's 4-2 win over Cangzhou, Yatai's foreign aid Leonardo scored a hat-trick, and was also the first player to wear a hat this season, in addition to scoring 3 goals, Leonardo also had 1 assist. Zhejiang's foreign aid Mu Xiekui helped the team chase two goals in a row to draw 2-2 with Qingdao Manatee when trailing 2-0.
Henan beat Dalian 1-0 at home to usher in their first win of the season, in which Kovic scored the winning goal for Henan. In the 3-3 draw against Taishan , Tigers played well and became one of the MVP candidates. In the away win over Meizhou Hakka by Seaport, Lv Wenjun contributed a pass and became one of the five candidates.
Chinese Super League officials said that with a hat-trick in the 8th round, Leon Andor has scored 7 goals this season, has scored in 5 consecutive games, and is currently at the top of the top scorer list, and all goals have come from within the box, becoming the "king of the box" in the Chinese Super League.
Leonardo's 68 points in the media selection stage are also the highest scorers in this segment of the season, and together with the scores in the fan voting stage, Leonardo was named the 8th round of Player of the Year with 92 points.