With the drums of war beating in the new Chinese Super League season, the first round of matches featured thrilling contests. Shandong Taishan beat Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic 2-0, while Guangzhou Evergrande and Guangzhou City (R&F) drew 2-2 in a city derby.
In Guangzhou, Shandong Taishan is currently leading the way with a high score of 3 points and a clear goal difference advantage. Guangzhou Evergrande, on the other hand, is temporarily in fourth place with four points.
In the second round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Guangzhou Evergrande will face the challenge of Shandong Taishan, which is undoubtedly a match between Mars and Earth. On April 26, Guangzhou team also released a poster against Shandong team, the theme is "people's hearts", and fans know that the next slogan will be "Taishan move". It seems that the Guangzhou team against the Shandong team's showdown, has been the ambition to get three points.
Looking back at last season's Chinese Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande and Shandong Luneng Taishan each won one of their matches in the first phase of the competition, with Shandong edging out Evergrande 1-0 in their first showdown, while Evergrande completed their revenge with a 2-1 win in the second round.
This season, Shandong Taishan team in the reinforcement action frequently, in a number of positions have made significant improvements. Guangzhou team in recent years "only out not in", the overall strength has declined, especially the Pagoda combination has not returned to the team. Nevertheless, with the addition of several naturalized players, the strength of the Guangzhou team is still not to be underestimated. Shandong, Guangzhou, Seaport, Guoan and other teams are still the favorite candidates to win the title this season.
