In the first round of the Chinese Super League on April 20, Chongqing Liangjiang faced Shandong Taishan with a full Chinese squad, and eventually lost by 0-2 score. After the match, Chongqing head coach Zhang Wailong said frankly: "Our players strictly followed the pre-match preparation, both in training and game strategy, all performed quite well. Everyone can clearly feel that they have gone through a lot of tests to get to this point today."
