Although there are only four rounds left in the Chinese Super League, the championship and relegation situations are still in doubt. With Shenzhen locking up their relegation quota, it's hard to say that Dalian Ren and Nantong Zhiyun will be relegated at the end of the season.
In terms of the championship, although Shanghai Harbor has been leading the table, before this round of the league, they only have a 9-point gap with Shandong Taishan, and the Harbor team has been in poor form lately, so there is no clear answer to the title of the Chinese Super League this season. Therefore, the result of this round of league between Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Harbor will largely determine the trend of the next round of league championship.
For Shandong Taishan, they have a good chance to get 3 points in this round of the league. Although it's an away game, the opponent Dalian Ren is too weak, and many of Taishan's key players didn't travel to the Philippines for the AFC Champions League in order to prepare for this game.
However, the result of this match disappointed many Shandong fans, as Taishan failed to capitalize on their chances and ended up with a 0-0 draw against Dalian, getting only one point. In fact, before this match, many fans and media predicted that Shandong Taishan would not win the away match in Dalian. Because the two clubs have always had a good relationship, Taishan would have given Dalian a point to help them get to the shore at a crucial time when their rivals were relegated.
In return, Dalian would also give Shandong Taishan a free pass in the FA Cup semi-final three days later, so that Taishan could easily reach the final and defend their FA Cup title once again. However, this worldly behavior by Taishan also cost them a good chance to make a successful comeback and win the Chinese Super League title, as Shanghai Seaport lost again.
In this round of the league, Harbour Team challenged Chengdu Rongcheng on the road. Although this game was about winning the championship, Harbour's players seemed not ready for it and conceded in the first three minutes. What was even more unacceptable was that when Chengdu's main center back Winderby Hiller was sent off with a red card in the 30th minute, Seaport, who had the advantage, was never able to break through the opponent's goal. Instead, they conceded another goal in the second half and eventually lost 1-2 to Chengdu Rongcheng.
Harbor have to win the Chinese Super League title this season, but they have been playing very poorly lately, winning only one game in the last five rounds. Chengdu Rongcheng just entered the Super League and faced Shanghai Harbor, but it was not friendly at all. This season's home and away matches have been few and far between, but both have beaten their opponents.
Of course, the Harbor team lost again, largely on their own. Recently, the team's performance is very abnormal, especially the defenders, seaport team has a national brand of backline, Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, Wang Shenchao, Li Shuai is the main force of the national soccer team, but they stand on the pile, with the eyes of the defense is still the same. Yan Junling also maintains the efficiency of "death by shooting", the opponent's shot as long as the goal frame range, such as losing the ball.
Losing to Chengdu Rongcheng on the road, Seaport lost another 3 points. Fortunately, Taishan failed to win this round, otherwise the point gap between the two teams would only be 6 points. As for the next league match, for Seaport, they can't afford to make any more mistakes, they must play two matches against Nantong Zhiyun and Dalian People, so as to ensure their steady winning of the championship. Otherwise, the Seaport players will really lose face...
