On October 2, under the spotlight, the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals ushered in.
Tianjin Wei challenged Guangzhou Evergrande away from home. Guangzhou Evergrande was really good. This game was very difficult.
In particular, center back Yan Sha and midfielder Yuan Han, who transferred from Tianjin Wei to Guangzhou Evergrande, performed very well today.
With the two of them in the defense, Guangzhou Evergrande's defense is impregnable.
Tianjin Wei finally scored a goal, but Guangzhou Evergrande scored 2 goals.
In the end, Tianjin Wei lost to Guangzhou Evergrande 1-2 and lost the first round.
This made Xue Yang very helpless. Guangzhou Evergrande was stronger than he thought.
I have to say that Guangzhou Evergrande’s foreign players are really strong, with Paulinho in the midfield and Goulart and Elkeson in the front.
Coupled with midfielder Yuan Han, the midfield and frontcourt are really strong.
As for the defense line with Yan Sha and foreign aid Jin Yingquan, it is no wonder that Guangzhou Evergrande can achieve its current results.
To become Tianjin Wei's biggest competitor, of course Guangzhou Evergrande is not only powerful with foreign aid and former Tianjin Wei players.
Other local players are also at the national level, such as Zheng Zhi, Li Xuepeng and Zhang Linpeng.
Each one of them is really good, and the overall strength is definitely one of the best in the Chinese Super League.
After this game, there was a short offseason.
The Chinese team will compete in an Asian preliminaries, and their opponents are not strong, and can even be said to be quite weak.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated its opponent without any surprise, and Gong Shaowei performed extremely well.
Now Gong Shaowei has the style of a general. The all-round Gong Shaowei is definitely the type of midfielder that all head coaches hope for.
October 17 ushered in the 28th round of the Chinese Super League, which is the penultimate round of the Chinese Super League.
Tianjin Wei challenged Shanghai Shenhua away from home, and Shanghai Shenhua was also a team in the middle of the standings.
In this game, Xue Yang deliberately gave several players who were going to the national team a rest.
To prevent injuries caused by fatigue, the gains outweigh the losses.
In the end, Tianjin Wei defeated Shanghai Shenhua 2-1, which was considered a near miss.
Two days later, the second leg of the Football Association Cup semi-finals came, and Tianjin Wei faced Beijing Beijing Control again.
After all, the opponent is not strong, so it is already a miracle that they can reach the semi-finals.
In this game, Xue Yang boldly rotated most of his main players and changed his tactics to a more defensive formation.
In the end, they successfully eliminated Beijing Enterprises and successfully advanced to the Football Association Cup finals.
This is the second consecutive season that Tianjin Wei has advanced to the FA Cup finals, and Tianjin Wei’s opponent is Jiangsu Sainty.
Jiangsu Sainty actually eliminated Shandong Luneng, and Tianjin Wei's hope of winning the championship became even greater.
The time came on October 21st, Tianjin Wei faced Guangzhou Evergrande at home.
Returning to Tianjin Wei's home court in the second round, Tianjin Wei still hopes to defeat Guangzhou Evergrande.
After all, Tianjin Wei is not weak, and Guangzhou Evergrande is not necessarily safe.
And although Tianjin Wei lost the first round, they scored an away goal.
This may be the key goal, the goal that successfully advances to the finals.
There were a lot of spectators here today, including not just Tianjin Wei fans.
There are also Guangzhou Evergrande fans, neutral fans, and even scouts from Europe.
This game is definitely the top game in Asia, and they hope to investigate the target person.
It is worth mentioning that the team that will advance to the AFC Champions League final in another game has been determined, and that is Al Ahli Dubai.
The winner of today's game will meet Al Ahli in Dubai for the final.
"Hello, viewers! Welcome to today's live broadcast. What we bring to you today is the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals. Tianjin Wei faces Guangzhou Evergrande at home." He Wei said in the opening commentary.
"In the first round, Tianjin Wei lost to Guangzhou Evergrande 1-2."
"Now at their home court, they have to defeat Guangzhou Evergrande, and they only need 1-0 to eliminate Guangzhou Evergrande."
"Although Guangzhou Evergrande won the first round, it is still not safe." Xu Yang continued to explain.
"Because Tianjin Wei got an away goal and returned to Tianjin Wei's home court, Tianjin Wei will definitely strengthen their offense."
"Guangzhou Evergrande needs to be careful about Tianjin Wei's offense, otherwise it may really happen."
“Next, let’s introduce the starting lineups of both sides. The first is Guangzhou Evergrande. The official formation is 4-3-3:
Goalkeeper: 19 Zeng Cheng;
Defenders: 35 Li Xuepeng, 28 Jin Yingquan, 4 Yan Sha, 5 Zhang Linpeng;
Forwards: 9 Elkeson." He Wei introduced the starting lineup.
"Then Tianjin Wei officially gave a 4-4-2 formation:
Goalkeeper: 13 Ge Deshan (71);
Defenders: 5 Lu Tingwen (71), 3 Hao Zigang (71), 14 Bai Liren (73), 2 Jin Qiang (77);
Midfielder: 7 Bu Qin (74), 29 Yin Fan (76), 23 Gong Shaowei (79), 16 Dong Yongke (73);
Forwards: 9 Xu Qiang (71), 11 Qi Qi (75).”
Guangzhou Evergrande's lineup is almost exactly the same as the first round, with four foreign players still starting the game.
It can be seen that they did not relax their vigilance because of the victory in the first round. After all, the opponent was their old rival Tianjin Wei.
Ever since Tianjin Wei was promoted to the Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande has lost the ability to dominate the Chinese Super League.
It even allowed Tianjin Wei to steal the Chinese Super League championship. Although Guangzhou Evergrande still has hope this season, if Tianjin Wei makes no mistakes, Guangzhou Evergrande will lose the championship again.
Therefore, Guangzhou Evergrande head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari very much hopes to eliminate Tianjin Wei and help Guangzhou Evergrande win the final AFC Champions League.
Since Scolari led the team, Guangzhou Evergrande has indeed become much more stable.
Having been chasing points until now, if Cannavaro is still there, Guangzhou Evergrande has lost hope of winning the championship.
After all, there are only two rounds left in the league, and they are still three points behind.
Xue Yang looked at their foreign aid with a bit of envy.
Needless to say, Elkeson is already an old rival.
His form has declined significantly this season, with only 7 goals in the league.
Compared with the previous two seasons, it is not a little bit worse.
Of course, the reason is because he has fewer playing opportunities, so Xue Yang is not that worried about him.
But Paulinho and Goulart are different. They are still very strong.
Especially Paulinho, he is definitely one of the best foreign players in the Chinese Super League.
If these three foreign players come to Tianjin Wei, they will definitely be crushed in the Chinese Super League.
Excellent foreign players plus excellent local players are the top players even in Asia.
There is a reason why Xue Yang chose the 4-4-2 formation today. Although they won the first round, Xue Yang believed that they would not defend with all their strength in the second round.
After all, Tianjin Wei only needs to score one goal to eliminate Guangzhou Evergrande.
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