New coach debut! Shenhua vs Guoan makeup match starting lineup: 4 foreign players vs 3 foreign players, Yang Liyu and Gao Tianyi on the field.

At 19:35 Beijing time on August 18, a makeup match of the 18th round of the Chinese Super League kicked off, with Shanghai Shenhua hosting Beijing Guoan. The starting lineups for both teams have also been released.

[Starting Lineups]

Shanghai Shenhua starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: 1-Xue Qinghao

Defenders: 13-Manafa (F), 5-Zhu Chenjie, 6-Li Songyi, 27-Chen Jinyi

Defensive midfielders: 15-Wu Xi, 33-Wang Haijian

Midfielders: 17-Gao Tianyi, 10-Teixeira (F), 19-Asuo

Forward: 9-Latang (F)

Substitutes: 24-Ma Zhen, 39-Sun Dongyang, 2-Wang Shilong, 11-Shaoluo Mineiro (F), 16-Yang Zexiang, 21-Xu Haoyang, 25-Zhu Yue, 26-Yang Shuai, 30-Xie Pengfei, 36-Huang Ming, 38-Wu Qipeng, 45-Han Jiawen

Beijing Guoan starting lineup (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: 34-Hou Sen

Defenders: 21-Ru Zinan, 5-Ramos (F), 24-Abudu Haimiti, 26-Bai Yang

Midfielders: 17-Yang Liyu, 23-Dawan (F), 7-Serginho, 37-Cao Yongjing

Forwards: 9-Zhang Yuning, 29-Fabio (F)

Substitutes: 31-Liu Shaoziyang, 4-Li Lei, 27-Wang Gang, 30-Fan Shuangjie, 47-Deng Jiefu, 10-Zhang Xizhe, 18-Wang Yu, 36-Jia Feifan, 41-Cheng Xi, 50-Zhang Haoran, 43-Xia Xiaoyu, 58-Jiang Zicheng

Referee: Gan Shuran (Guangzhou) VAR: Zhang Lei (Tianjin)

This match was originally scheduled for July 11 but was postponed to today due to Typhoon Bavi. After 23 rounds of the CSL, both Guoan and Shenhua have one game in hand. Guoan has 32 points from 22 matches, temporarily ranking 5th. Guoan has been unbeaten in 8 rounds (6 wins, 2 draws), and has recently achieved 3 consecutive wins.

Shanghai Shenhua has 25 points from 22 matches. After suffering 3 consecutive losses, the team changed coaches and has since won 2 in a row. This match is also the debut of the 56-year-old new coach, Milojevic, leading the team.

In the last 12 CSL meetings between the two teams, Guoan has a slight advantage with 5 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses. In the first match of this CSL season, Guoan drew 1-1 at home with Shenhua. The goalscorers were Zhang Yuning and Chen Jinyi, respectively.