At 19:35 on August 4, Beijing time, a key battle in the 21st round of the Chinese Super League began. Beijing Guoan will face Shanghai Shenhua at the New Workers Stadium, and the starting lineups for this game have also been released.
【Starters of both sides】
Beijing Guoan starts (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: 1-Han Jiaqi
Defenders: 4-Li Lei, 5-Ngadewu (F), 26-Bai Yang, 27-Wang Gang
Midfielders: 8-Guga (F), 6-Ji Zhongguo, 21-Zhang Yuan
Forwards: 11-Lin Liangming, 29-Fabio (F), 9-Zhang Yuning
Subs: 25-Zheng Tuluo, 3-He Yupeng, 10-Zhang Xizhe, 16-Feng Boxuan, 17-Yang Liyu, 18-Fang Hao, 19-Nabijiang, 20-Wang Ziming, 22-Yu Dabao, 23-Li Ke, 28-Zhang Chengdong, 37-Cao Yongjing
Shanghai Shenhua starts (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeepers: 1 - Horse Town
Defenders: 7-Xu Haoyang, 4-Jiang Shenglong, 5-Zhu Chenjie, 16-Yang Zexiang
Defenders: 6-Amadou (F), 15-Wu Xi
Defenders: 9 - Andre Luis (F), 17 - Gao Tianyi, 18 - Fernando
Forward: 11-Malele (F)
Subs: 41-Zhou Zhengkai, 3-Jin Shunkai, 32-Eddie, 27-Chen Jinyi, 38-Wen Jiabao, 14-Xie Pengfei, 20-Yu Hanchao, 33-Wang Haijian, 39-Liu Yujie, 29-Zhou Junchen, 36-Fernando
Referee: Kim Kyung-won VAR: Gu Chunhan
In the first 21 rounds, Beijing Guoan 11 wins, 4 draws, 6 losses, 37 points, temporarily ranked 4th in the standings, after losing 0-1 to Shenzhen Xinpeng City in the last round, Guoan lost 3 of the last 4 rounds. Shanghai Shenhua is 17 wins, 4 draws, 55 points unbeaten so far this season, Shenhua has won 6 consecutive league games recently, 5 points behind Harbour with 1 more game.
The last 12 meetings between the two teams, Guoan have the upper hand with 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the first leg of this season, Guoan drew 1-1 with Shenhua away. Zhang Yuning broke the deadlock, and Luis equalized for Shenhua.