Guoan vs. Tieren Starting XI: 5 Foreigners vs. 4 Foreigners! Fabio's 100th Appearance, 17-Year-Old Zhang Hongfu Starts Consecutively

At 19:35 Beijing time on July 17, a crucial match of the 19th round of the Chinese Super League began, with Beijing Guoan playing at home against the newly promoted Liaoning Tieren. Both teams' starting lineups have been revealed.

Zhang Yuning returns, and Fabio celebrates his 100th game for Guoan. Meanwhile, Tieren's 17-year-old mixed-heritage defender Zhang Hongfu makes his second straight start.

[Starting Lineups]

Beijing Guoan Starting XI (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: 34-Hou Sen

Defenders: 3-He Yupeng, 23-Dawan (F), 5-Ramos (F), 26-Bai Yang

Midfielders: 20-Nkoulou (F), 7-Serginho, 8-Konte (F), 11-Lin Liangming

Forwards: 9-Zhang Yuning, 29-Fabio (F)

Substitutes: 31-Liu Shaoyang, 22-Han Jiaqi, 21-Ru Zinan, 24-Abudouhaimiti·Abudougeni, 30-Fan Shuangjie, 47-Deng Jiefu, 6-Chi Zhongguo, 36-Jia Feifan, 37-Cao Yongjing, 41-Cheng Xi, 17-Yang Liyu

Liaoning Tieren Starting XI (3-4-3)

Goalkeeper: 29-Zhang Yan

Defenders: 34-Zhang Hongfu, 15-Felipe (F), 35-Li Haoran

Midfielders: 27-Gao Jiarun, 10-Bang (F), 18-Li Tixiang, 11-Chen Binbin

Forwards: 7-An Yien, 9-Mbenga (F), 47-Refinio (F)

Substitutes: 21-Han Rongze, 3-Pan Ximing, 5-Dilmurat, 28-Xu Dong, 30-Pang Shenghan, 8-Yan Dinghao, 33-Tian Yinong, 36-Tian De'ao, 14-Zang Yifeng, 17-Tian Yuda, 22-Liu Guobo

Referee: Zhang Lei; VAR: He Kai

Both teams have played one fewer match after 19 rounds. Guoan has 7 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses, with 21 points after a 5-point deduction due to a penalty. Recently, Guoan has been on a three-game winning streak in the CSL and is in good form. Meanwhile, Tieren has 6 wins, 2 draws, and 9 losses, also with 20 points. In the last five CSL matches, Tieren has won four times, showing equally strong momentum.

The two sides have only faced each other once in history, which was in the first round of this CSL season, when Tieren surprisingly defeated Guoan 2-1 at home. In that game, Mbenga scored and assisted, Refinio found the net, and Fabio pulled one back for Guoan.