The much-watched final round of the Chinese Super League will start at 15:30 this Saturday, and Chengdu Rongcheng's home match against Shanghai Shenhua is undoubtedly one of the most eye-catching matchups.
On November 1, Beijing time, Xu Jiang, a media person, revealed that in order to motivate the team to win the game, Chengdu doubled the winning bonus for this game. Xu Jiang bluntly said that this is not good news for Shenhua.
Before the final round of matches, Chengdu Rongcheng had locked up the third position in the league and qualified for next season's AFC Champions League. This match with Shenhua can be described as "no desire, no desire". However, Chengdu Rongcheng seems determined to disrupt the situation of the Chinese Super League and can use an impressive victory to successfully end this season.
Chengdu Rongcheng is indeed confident that it can overturn Shenhua at home, after Chengdu Rongcheng played Shenhua 5 times, all of which remained undefeated, with a record of 3 wins and 2 draws. In the first leg of the Chinese Super League this season, Rongcheng drew 1-1 with Shenhua away, and if it weren't for Bao Yaxiong's brave save from Felipe's penalty in the second half, Chengdu Rongcheng even had a chance to overturn Shenhua away. This time back at the home of Phoenix Mountain, Chengdu Rongcheng does have a chance to snipe Shenhua, who is under the pressure of "must win", under the stimulation of the double win bonus.
After being held to a draw by Shenzhen in the last round, Shenhua is already one point behind defending champions Harbour. In the final round, not only must we try to beat Chengdu Rongcheng for the first time in team history, but also pray that Harbour cannot beat Jinmen Tigers at home. Such a chance of winning the championship is indeed quite slim.