The Chinese Super League has entered the second half of the season, and it is time for some teams to compete for the championship and relegation!
The championship situation of the Chinese Super League in the 2024 season is still very clear, except for the Shanghai twins, Shanghai Port and Shanghai Shenhua, it is almost impossible for other teams to win the championship. Shanghai Port continues to be in good shape, and Shanghai Shenhua is starting to look a little overwhelmed. If nothing else, the winner of this season will be Shanghai Port. Compared to the suspense of the championship, the relegation zone is a mess, and half of the teams are likely to be relegated.
In the 17th round of the Chinese Super League, several relegation teams had poor records. Let's take a look at the former Chinese Super League champion Wuhan Three Towns and the penultimate Nantong Zhiyun. Although Wuhan Three Towns is ranked 9th, if they don't work hard in the future, they are still in danger of being relegated. Nantong Zhiyun, as the deputy squad leader of the Chinese Super League, has no way back. In this game, Nantong Zhiyun won the game 2-1 and came to the third from the bottom with 14 points.
Shenzhen Xinpeng City, a promoted horse, defeated Zhejiang 3-2 in the last round, but this round of games was not so lucky, they faced Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, who did not win at home this season, and lost 0-3. Qingdao West Coast faced Shanghai Shenhua, which was competing for the championship, and held the city gate for 90 minutes without conceding, but was killed by Wu Xi in stoppage time. After losing this game, Qingdao West Coast took the place of Nantong Zhiyun's deputy squad leader.
Meizhou Hakka and Henan teams have been difficult brothers this season, both teams performed well last season, but this season is like a different team. In this round, the two teams face each other. After Li Weifeng's departure, Henan's team record began to improve, and even won 2-1 against Beijing Guoan. In this round of the game, Meizhou Hakka continued its bad form, and the Henan team was in good shape, winning 3-0. After winning this game, the Henan team has ranked 8th, and the relegation is basically worry-free. Meizhou Hakka points are the same as the penultimate Qingdao West Coast, with 13 points.
Qingdao also has another Chinese Super League team, Qingdao Manatee faces Changchun Yatai, which also has the task of relegation, in this round. Changchun Yatai may have scored 1 point in the last game against Shandong Taishan, so this round of the game was full of confidence in the face of Qingdao Manatee and won a 5-0 victory. After Changchun Yatai won this game, although it ranked 10th, 17 points were still not safe.
Finally, let's take a look at a showdown between the Cangzhou Lions, which are known as dark horses by fans and Chengdu Rongcheng, which have good results in the early stage. The Cangzhou Lions had a good start to the season, and they were once ranked high, and they also defeated Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0 in the second round. In this round, the two teams faced off again, Chengdu Rongcheng has completed the run-in, coupled with the return of Heiwa, the threat of the offensive end has increased greatly, and finally won 4-0 and succeeded in revenge.
After the Cangzhou Lions lost this game, they have gone from winning 3 consecutive games to 12 rounds without a win, and their results have also gone straight to the relegation zone from the top of the rankings! Have you noticed that most of the teams in the relegation zone are first- and second-year teams?