At 15:30 on November 2, Beijing time, a key battle in the final round of the Chinese Super League began. Defending champions Shanghai Port host Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. And in this game, the starters of both sides have also been released.
【Starters of both sides】
Shanghai Port starters (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: 1-Yan Junling
Defenders: 23-Fu Huan, 2-Li Ang, 3-Jiang Guangtai, 32-Li Shuai
Midfielders: 18-Chitadini (F), 22-Matthews Russa (F), 8-Oscar (F)
Forwards: 10-Vargas (F), 9-Gustavo (F), 7-Wu Lei
Subs: 12-Chen Wei, 25-Du Jia, 4-Wang Shenchao, 6-Cai Huikang, 13-Wei Zhen, 19-Wang Zhenao, 20-Yang Shiyuan, 31-Bao Shimeng, 11-Lu Wenjun, 16-Xu Xin, 27-Feng Jin, 33-Liu Zhurun
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers start (5-4-1)
Goalkeeper: 22-Fang Jingqi
Defenders: 15-Tomorrow, 6-Han Pengfei, 21-Škorić (F), 31-Diogo Silva (F), 16-Yang Zihao
Midfielders: 7-Ademi (F), 30-Wang Qiuming, 8-Hadas (F), 29-Barton
Forward: 11-Xie Weijun
Subs: 1-Li Yuefeng, 3-Wang Zhenghao, 5-Yu Yang, 9-Kompagno (F), 14-Huang Jiahui, 17-Sun Xuelong, 19-Liu Junxian, 23-Qian Yumiao, 25-Yan Bingliang, 32-Su Yuanjie, 36-Guo Hao, 40-Shi Yan
Referee: Fu Ming, VAR: Wang Jing
In the 29 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Harbour has 24 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 75 points and temporarily ranking first, 1 point more than Shenhua in second place. In the final round, Harbour only need to secure a home win over the Jinmen Tigers to successfully defend their title. And if the harbor draws or loses, you need to see the result of Shenhua's away game against Chengdu Rongcheng.
In the last 12 meetings between the two teams, Harbour has the absolute upper hand with 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the first leg of the Chinese Super League this season, Harbour won 3-0 away from home, Gustavo doubled, and Jiang Guangtai made contributions; In the 1/4 finals of the FA Cup in August this year, Harbour also eliminated Jinmen Tiger with a score of 3-0 to advance to the top 4, and Wu Lei, the top player of the national football team, scored a hat trick in that game.