In the goalkeeper position, there is no doubt that the main goalkeeper Wang Dalei continue to defend the goal of Shandong Luneng; as for the defense line, Cui Kangxi is expected to continue to use a more solid 4-back tactics, the four defenders are expected to start will be Liu Yang, Shi Ke, Jia Desong and young players Tong Lei. Shi Ke and Jia Desong will serve as a double center back combination, Liu Yang and Tong Lei will serve as the left back and right back position respectively.
In the midfield, there is no doubt that experienced veteran Zheng Zheng, who switched to the back in the AFC Champions League and showed excellent performance, will continue to play an important role in the center of the midfield, responsible for interceptions and steals; and his partner, forming a double back lineup, will likely be Shenhua veteran Peng Xinli, who has just joined Shandong Luneng. Evergrande's former player Li Yuanyi is expected to play an important role in the AFC Champions League, and he will be the attacking commander in Shandong Luneng's midfield, while the two side attackers, Kazayishvili and Xie Wenneng, will form a tacit understanding with him to form an attacking line. Fernando, a naturalized player, is likely to remain on the bench.
In the offensive lineup, it was of course star forward Kressan who took the lead and led the charge, rushing upfield to open things up for LU and lead the offense.
To summarize, the final expected starting lineup of Shandong Luneng in the match with Changchun Yatai is: Wang Dalei; Liu Yang, Shi Ke, Jia Desong, Tong Lei; Zheng Zheng, Peng Xinli; Kazayishvili, Li Yuanyi, Xie Wenneng; Kressan.
