At 18 o'clock on June 30, Beijing time, a key battle in the 17th round of the Chinese Super League started. Shanghai Shenhua will be a guest to challenge the promoted horse Qingdao West Coast, and the starting lineups of both sides for this game have also been released.
【Starters of both sides】
Qingdao West Coast starters (4-4-2)
Goalkeeper: 35-Shi Xiaotian
Defenders: 32-Chen Yuhao, 2-Song Bowei, 33-Haroyang (F), 3-Zhao Hongluo
Midfielders: 24-Duan Liu Yu, 8-Zhang Xiuwei, 17-Chen Boliang, 39-Lei Wenjie
Forwards: 10-Nelson Luz (F), 11-Allan
Subs: 28-Yerjeti Yerzati, 5-Liu Pujin, 6-Ge Zhen, 15-Maierdanjiang-Abdukelimu, 18-Park Shihao, 27-Yang Boyu, 13-Tan Kaiyuan, 14-Feng Gang, 22-Abduheli-Usmanjiang, 9-Ryasquez (F), 16-Chen Xiangyu, 19-Jean David Biuquier (F)
Shanghai Shenhua starting XI (4-4-2)
Goalkeeper: 30 - Bao Yaxiong
Defenders: 13-Manafa (F), 4-Jiang Shenglong, 5-Zhu Chenjie, 15-Wu Xi
Midfielders: 7-Xu Haoyang, 6-Amadou (F), 17-Gao Tianyi, 10-Teixeira (F)
Forwards: 9-Andre Luis (F), 11-Malele (F)
Subs: 1-Ma Zhen, 3-Jin Shunkai, 8-Dai Weijun, 14-Xie Pengfei, 16-Yang Zexiang, 20-Yu Hanchao, 27-Chen Jinyi, 28-Cao Yunding, 32-Eddie, 33-Wang Haijian, 36-Fernando, 39-Liu Yujie
Referee: Sun Shengyu VAR: Zhang Lei
After the first 16 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Shenhua remained unbeaten with 12 wins and 4 draws, accumulating 40 points and temporarily ranking second in the standings, 1 point behind Shanghai Port at the top of the list. After being forced to draw by Chengdu Rongcheng, Shenhua defeated Meizhou 3-0 in the last round and regained the rhythm of victory.
After 16 rounds, Qingdao West Coast has 3 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, accumulating 13 points, ranking second from the bottom of the standings. Qingdao West Coast has been winless in 5 rounds (1 draw and 4 losses), and the relegation situation is not optimistic.
The two sides have only met once in their history, and in the first leg of this season's Chinese Super League, Shenhua beat the West Coast 2-0, with Malele and Luiz scoring two goals for Shenhua.