In the second round of Qingdao's battle with Zhejiang, both sides put on their strongest lineups. Qingdao's foreigners Alessandrini and Vukovic, who have not appeared for a long time, also took the field. Although Qingdao started the match with a fierce attack, Zhejiang counterattacked with Frank and Mu Xiekui, who almost sealed the victory. As Qingdao team could not attack for a long time, physical fitness gradually decline, facing the high-pressure defense of Zhejiang team, can only take the long pass hanging tactics, however, the effect is not good. In the end, Zhejiang drew with Qingdao with a score of 1-0 in two rounds and succeeded in overtaking Qingdao.
The relegation of Dalian People and Qingdao, two of the Chinese Super League's most powerful teams, is a sad one, but on reflection, it seems to be inevitable.In 2015, Dalian Yifang took over the banner of Dalian soccer, and after 2.5 seasons of hard work, they won the Central League Championship in 2017, allowing Dalian soccer to return to the stage of the Chinese Super League. However, in those four seasons, despite the huge investment, Dalian was in relegation trouble year after year. This season, Dalian were unfortunate to be relegated as they ended up having to play in the play-offs despite not owing wages and having three foreign aiders. Qingdao Yellow Sea, after fighting for six seasons in the Central League, won the Central League Championship in 2019 and rushed into the Chinese Super League, but last year, barely relegated, this year, it has been at the bottom of the table, and even suffered 11 consecutive defeats, and finally had no choice but to be relegated.
In contrast, Zhejiang and Sichuan soccer have seen the light of day. Last season, Zhejiang was once expected to be promoted to the Super League, but lost to Wuhan in the play-offs and stayed in the Central League. This season, despite accidentally missing out on direct promotion in the final round, the team beat Qingdao in the play-offs, ending a five-year hibernation in the Central League and returning to the Super League. Chengdu Rongcheng, on the other hand, made the leap from the bottom to the top league in just four years. With the success of the Super League, Sichuan soccer's 10-year history without a Super League team came to an end.
This season, the National Football Association's salary limit and the double impact of the epidemic so that most of the Chinese Super League clubs are facing a dissolution of the crisis, the input is reduced, foreign aid to return to the team has become the norm. While the good business situation of the Chinese A clubs continue to invest, many teams have hidden strength beyond the Chinese Super League. In the Super League play-offs, the two China A teams not only won the results, but also the process of the game. In the end, the top four teams in the Central League, Wuhan Sanzhen, Meizhou Hakka, Zhejiang and Chengdu Rongcheng, were all upgraded to the Super League, making them the big winners of the season.
