At 19:35 on July 16, Beijing time, the first 1/8 final of the FA Cup, Chengdu Rongcheng PK Nantong Zhiyun at home! Both teams are Chinese Super League teams, which team are you more optimistic about to advance to the top 8?

Chengdu ranks third in the Chinese Super League

Chengdu Rongcheng's state is hot, in the Super League front ushered in a wave of 4 consecutive wins, with 41 points to hold the third place, as long as it is steady, we believe that Chengdu will achieve a good result this season, in the FA Cup front, Chengdu also has to strive to go further. In last season's FA Cup, Chengdu lost to Chongqing Tonglianglong in an upset and was eliminated early in the third round. In the fourth round of this year's match against the Chinese championship team Shanghai Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Chengdu was almost upset by the lower-level team, drawing 1-1 in regular time and 4-3 in the penalty shootout.

Chengdu is looking forward to advancing to the top 8

Tomorrow's game with Nantong Zhiyun, Chengdu will definitely not send the main force, after all, the Super League game consumes a lot, and appropriate rotation is very necessary. If Felipe, Romulo, Palacios and other foreign aids, plus Zhou Dingyang and other main players are absent, who will Chengdu rely on to score goals? Wei Shihao has just recovered from injury, he needs more games to find form, Ackerson, Mutalifu, Yan Dinghao and others usually play less time, we believe that coach Xu Zhengyuan will give them a chance.

Chengdu hopes to kill Nantong three times

Although Chengdu Rongcheng home and away this season beat Nantong Zhiyun twice, Nantong Zhiyun is only a relegation team, but every time it wins, it is not easy, and the score is a 1-0 victory. In tomorrow's game, Chengdu, which is fighting at home, must avoid being upset, insist on rising, and strive to advance to the next round.

Nantong Zhiyun is under great pressure to relegate

Nantong Zhiyun recently suffered two consecutive defeats in the Chinese Super League, with points stuck at 14 points, ranking first from the bottom, and the pressure of relegation is huge. With Nantong Zhiyun's lineup, they will definitely have a choice if they don't have a long-term multi-front battle, so there is no pressure in the FA Cup game, and they can go as far as they can. Tomorrow's trilogy with Chengdu will be based on defense and adhere to the tactics of counterattack.