Time has passed and the last time I remember Guoan and Shenhua meeting was the 2019 league beacon.
At noon on the 8th, the Chinese Super League kicked off with the official unveiling of the matchups for the first phase of the 2021 season. Beijing Guoan encountered Shanghai Shenhua in the first round of the Beijing-Shanghai duel, while the five rounds of the World Cup before, Guoan's opponents also include Shanghai Harbor, Dalian people, Wuhan team and Hebei team. Compared to last year, the only opponents in the first round of Guoan are Dalian and Shanghai Shenhua, who have never met. However, the starting point of the new season for Guoan is to play with two strong teams in Shanghai, the pressure of the situation can be seen.
With 12 days to go before the league kicks off, the first phase of the Chinese Super League schedule has been finalized. Guoan has once again been assigned to the Suzhou region, which undoubtedly saves the team the trouble of adapting to the climate and facilitates the team's rapid integration into the game. Although it may seem unfavorable for Guoan to face Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Harbor in the first round, the fact is that each team is not at their best in the early part of the season. If Guoan can get a good start to the season, it will be a great boost to their morale, as the other teams in this group are relatively weak, so if Guoan can get off to a good start, they will naturally not be in a bad position in the standings.
Guoan edged out Shanghai Hong Kong for the third place in the 2020 season.
In order to grab the opening, this more than ten days of sprint preparation is crucial. 8 morning, the national security team in Fengtai sports center opened the new season into the region before the last stage of preparation. This is also since last June, the team left Gao Xin base, once again in Beijing for training. Previously assembled in Shanghai, foreign aid Bieira and Bakambu also appeared on the training ground today, the two are in good condition, is expected to provide support for the team in the early stages of the league.
According to the arrangement, Guoan will train in the infield of Toyota Sports Center in the coming week or so. After renovation, the current Toyota Sports Center has changed a lot from the time when it was the home of Beijing Renhe two years ago, whether it's the spraying of seats on the bleachers or the advertising hoardings on the sidelines, all of them have been newly arranged. Although Fengti has not been the home of Guoan for a long time, the atmosphere of Guoan has permeated everywhere. This is a joy for both players and fans, and we look forward to the day when Fengtian will again allow fans to watch the game on-site, when we will find that familiar "home" feeling.
The schedule released by the National Football Association (NFA) shows that the opening ceremony and unveiling of the Chinese Super League will be held on the evening of April 20 at the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, with the opening match to be played between crosstown teams Guangzhou and Guangzhou City. The move by the working league's preparatory group aims to ignite enthusiasm for the new Super League season as soon as possible and energize professional soccer in the country.
Considering that the remaining four rounds of the Qatar World Preliminary Asian Round 40 Group A and Group A, in which China is a member, will be played from May 30 to June 15, the first phase of the group stage of the Chinese Super League will be completed in two segments. The first five rounds of the first phase will end on May 17, followed by the national team's concentration on May 20th. The six rounds of the second phase of the first stage will be played from June 21st to August 5th.
As the results of the second and third phase of the Super League will be based on the results of the first phase of the group stage of the tournament, the national football team is not yet clear whether it can successfully enter the 12-team tournament, therefore, the preparatory group of the work of the league has not yet determined the second and third phase of the Super League's specific schedule and the situation of the rounds of matchups.
