At 20 o'clock on July 26, Beijing time, a key battle in the 20th round of the Chinese Super League started. Shenzhen will play Beijing Guoan at Bao'an Stadium. And the starting lineups of both sides in this game have also been released.
【Starters of both sides】
Shenzhen starters (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: 35-Wei Dizhe
Defenders: 2-Zhang Wei, 20-Dugalic (F), 5-Song Yue, 16-Li Zhi
Midfielders: 3-Tian Yinong, 33-Zhu Baojie, 36-Kartsev (F)
Forwards: 21-Nansong, 11-Edu Garcia (F), 27-Baihelam Abduwaili
Subs: 13-Peng Peng, 4-Wang Qiao, 6-Lin Chuangyi, 8-Zhou Dadi, 12-Thiago, 15-Yu Rui, 23-Dai Weijun, 24-Wang Hao, 28-Zhang Yudong, 31-Nizamuddin Avanti, 34-Xiahezati-Wujiahemat, 44-Ruan Yang
Beijing Guoan starts (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: 1-Han Jiaqi
Defenders: 27-Wang Gang, 5-Ngadeu (F), 2-Mamadou (F), 4-Li Lei
Midfielders: 21-Zhang Yuan, 6-Ji Zhongguo, 8-Gonzalo (F)
Forwards: 11-Lin Liangming, 29-Fabio (F), 9-Zhang Yuning
Subs: 25-Zheng Tuluo, 3-He Yupeng, 16-Feng Boxuan, 22-Yu Dabao, 26-Bai Yang, 19-Nabijiang, 23-Li Ke, 28-Zhang Chengdong, 17-Yang Liyu, 20-Wang Ziming, 18-Fang Hao, 37-Cao Yongjing
After 20 games in the Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan won 11, drew 4 and lost 5, accumulating 37 points and temporarily ranking 4th in the standings. In the last round of the league, Guoan defeated Jinmen Tigers 2-0 at home, ending two consecutive defeats in the league. After 20 games, the Shenzhen team has 5 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses, 21 points, and is temporarily ranked 10th in the standings. In the last round of the league, Shenzhen defeated Yatai 2-1, ending a 3-round winless streak.
The two teams have only met twice in their history, and Shenzhen has won all of them. In the first leg of this season, Shenzhen Xinpeng City upset Guoan 2-1 away. Li Zhi and Edu Garcia contributed to Shenzhen, while Zhang Xizhe scored from the spot.