Tonight, at 19:35 GMT, the 23rd round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) kicks off with three first-round matches. CCTV sports channel (CCTV5) is not broadcast, but will use other ways to broadcast two exciting matchups. Numerous local stations will broadcast live, and the Tencent platform will cover the network and cell phone live broadcasts, but only the battle between Shanghai Harbor and Shandong Taishan needs to be paid to watch.
Shanghai Seaport face Meizhou Hakka, a team founded by former Football Association boss Chen Xuyuan, at their home ground SAIC Pudong Football Stadium, which will be simulcast live on Shanghai Five Star Sports. Shanghai Seaport, led by Spanish coach Javier Pereira, is regarded as one of the top rich teams in the Chinese Super League, with Brazilian star Oscar sitting in the midfield, and national team stalwarts such as Wu Lei, Zhang Lin and Yan Junling in the foreign squad. Despite losing at home in the last round, the team is still leading the Super League table with 52 points, 11 points ahead of city rival Shanghai Shenhua.
Meizhou Hakka, the hometown team of Li Huitang, has accumulated 9 points in the relegation zone by virtue of its home field advantage, and is currently ranked 11th with 25 points, a bright situation. Compared with Shanghai Seaport, the latter has a clear advantage. Shanghai Seaport won the first round of the match 2-0, with a strong winning streak, and the team will go all out in this matchup and try to get another win!
Shandong Taishan will face the Tianjinmen Tigers at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center, which will be broadcast live nationwide on CCTV's Sports Event Channel (CCTV 5+) five minutes in advance, and will be simulcast on Shandong Radio and TV Sports Channel and Tianjin Radio and TV Sports Channel. South Korean godfather Choi Kang-hee coached Shandong Taishan gradually out of the haze after experiencing a change of manager, 35 points jumped to the third in the table, the hope of the Asian Championship is getting closer and closer. The addition of Belgian star Fellaini and Brazilian striker Cressan has injected new vigor into the team.
On the Internet, the CCTV sports client (Central Video CCTV5APP) will broadcast live the match between Zhejiang and Qingdao Hainiu, but there is no TV station to broadcast it live. The Zhejiang team coached by Jiao Di had a bad start, but performed strongly after their form picked up, with foreigners Leonardo and Mu Xiekui's amazing attacking power, ranking fifth with 35 points, just one point away from Chengdu Rongcheng, who dominated with seven prospective foreigners.
