At 19:35 on August 22, Beijing time, the first key battle of the 1/4 finals of the FA Cup started. Defending champions Shanghai Shenhua will take on Beijing Guoan at the Shanghai Stadium, and the starting line-ups for this game have already been announced.
【Starters of both sides】
Shanghai Shenhua starts (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: 30 - Bao Yaxiong
Defenders: 7-Xu Haoyang, 4-Jiang Shenglong, 5-Zhu Chenjie, 16-Yang Zexiang
Defenders: 6-Amadou (F), 15-Wu Xi
Defenders: 10-Teixeira (F), 33-Wang Haijian, 18-Fernando
Forwards: 9 - Andre Luiz (F)
Subs: 1-Ma Zhen, 41-Zhou Zhengkai, 14-Xie Pengfei, 17-Gao Tianyi, 20-Yu Hanchao, 27-Chen Jinyi, 29-Zhou Junchen, 32-Eddie, 36-Fernando, 38-Wen Jiabao, 39-Liu Yujie
Beijing Guoan starts (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: 1-Han Jiaqi
Defenders: 4-Li Lei, 5-Ngadewu (F), 2-Mamadou (F), 27-Wang Gang
Midfielders: 8-Guga (F), 6-Ji Zhongguo, 21-Zhang Yuan
Forwards: 11-Lin Liangming, 29-Fabio (F), 20-Wang Ziming
Subs: 25-Zheng Tuluo, 3-He Yupeng, 16-Feng Boxuan, 22-Yu Dabao, 10-Zhang Xizhe, 23-Li Ke, 28-Zhang Chengdong, 9-Zhang Yuning, 17-Yang Liyu, 18-Fang Hao, 24-Adebenro (F), 37-Cao Yongjing
Referee: Maimaitijiang VAR: Gu Chunhan
As the defending champions, Shanghai Shenhua has previously eliminated Foshan Nanshi and Shenzhen Xinpeng City to reach the top 8. Beijing Guoan, on the other hand, defeated Suzhou Dongwu and Wuxi Wugou, two Jiangsu teams from the Chinese League, with a score of 4-0 and 3-1, and advanced to the top 8.
In the last 12 meetings between the two teams, Guoan has the upper hand with 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the last 5 meetings, Guoan is unbeaten against Shenhua. In the two legs of the Chinese Super League this season, Guoan drew 1-1 with Shenhua away, and after returning to the home field, with the help of substitute Wang Ziming, defeated Shenhua 2-1 and gave the opponent the first defeat of the season.