Can Shanghai Port team regain the unstoppable feeling of three years ago? The AFC Champions League will return to China at home, after 997 days in Thailand | team | home ground

Release time:Apr 15, 2024 04:27 AM

The AFC Champions League kicked off on the evening of August 22nd, with Shanghai Haigang team playing at SAIC Pudong Football Stadium against Thailand's Baton United. After 997 days, Chinese football finally returned to the home ground of the club's intercontinental competition. The last time Shanghai Haigang team played the AFC Champions League qualification match at home was in January 2020. In order to strengthen epidemic prevention and control in the Shanghai division, Haigang team defeated Thailand's Burinam team 3-0.

This game is the first and last AFC Champions League match hosted by domestic clubs at home after the comprehensive outbreak of the epidemic. In the past three years, Chinese Super League clubs have not been able to make it to their true home ground, and the AFC Champions League has also been affected by the epidemic and implemented a division system. In the 2023 season, the Chinese Super League will return to a true home and away format, and the AFC Champions League will return to normal. The audience can also freely enter the stadium to cheer and cheer. As a regular in the AFC Champions League, can Shanghai Haigang team continue their unstoppable winning feeling in the new season and new home ground?

Can Shanghai Port team regain the unstoppable feeling of three years ago? The AFC Champions League will return to China at home, after 997 days in Thailand | team | home ground

Can we continue the law of victory against Tai

Before the epidemic, Shanghai Haigang team would face Thai teams as long as they played in the AFC Champions League qualifiers, continuing their record of winning against Thailand to this day. In 2016, Shanghai Port team won 3-0 against Mengtong United; In 2017, swept Thailand's Sukhothai team 3-0; In 2018, they narrowly defeated Qinglai United 1-0; In 2020, they won 3-0 against Thailand's Burinam team in the open court.

Under the epidemic, due to the collision between the AFC Champions League and the Chinese Super League, as well as the quarantine period of about half a month after returning to China, Chinese Super League clubs can only reluctantly "give up" or "ignore" the past three seasons of the AFC Champions League. Chinese Super League clubs can only arrange for reserve teams or young players to barely participate in matches, resulting in poor results for Chinese Super League clubs in the AFC Champions League. Nowadays, Chinese Super League teams are welcome back to the AFC Champions League at their doorstep, and the previous "flaunting" approach will never be accepted by fans. The return of the AFC Champions League to home and away normalcy requires Chinese Super League clubs to demonstrate a spirit of hard work and tenacity. The results of Chinese Super League clubs participating in the AFC Champions League are directly related to the technical points of the Chinese Super League in AFC, which will affect the number of seats for Chinese Super League teams in the AFC Champions League in the future.

Shanghai Haigang team has been in a fluctuating state recently, facing 1 loss and 1 draw in the Chinese Super League, and the personnel arrangement of head coach Xavier has raised doubts. At the pre match press conference, Javier stated, "We need to stay fresh and focused, showcase all our energy. All players have the ability to face any level of competition, and the team will do their best to play well and advance." It is reported that Harbour Club has made it clear to Javier earlier that advancing from qualification to the group stage is a task that the team must complete.

Foreign players dominate the competition direction

The Chinese Super League relies on foreign players, and most Chinese Super League teams will use up to four starting spots for foreign players and hand over their attacking positions in the front court to the foreign team to take over. Shanghai Haigang team is an alternative, under the coaching of Javier, Haigang team has become the Chinese Super League team that does not rely on the number of foreign players.

The rule for foreign players in the Chinese Super League is to report 5 to 4, which means there can be 4 foreign players on the field at the same time. Unfortunately, the Port team coached by Xavier can only start with a maximum of 3 foreign players, with a regular starting lineup of 2 foreign players and the remaining foreign players on standby from the bench. Under Javier's leadership, Chongming Island Phase I, represented by Wu Lei, has a more harmonious cooperation and more playing time than multiple foreign players.

However, the foreign aid rules in the AFC Champions League are not the same as those in the Chinese Super League, which poses a challenge to Javier's foreign aid usage rules. The foreign aid rule for the new season of the AFC Champions League is 5+1, which allows 5 foreign aid players and 1 Asian foreign aid player to play simultaneously. This also means that the Baton United can enhance their combat effectiveness by dispatching up to 6 foreign players, but it remains to be seen whether the harbor team will fully utilize the policy and arrange for 5 foreign players to start.

In the Baton United lineup, there are as many as 7 foreign players, including Brazilian defender Cardoso and Croatian foreign player Kelic who are eye-catching. On the front line, there is Sergeyev, an old acquaintance of the Chinese Super League and a former Uzbek player who has played for Beijing Guoan. In contrast, the foreign aid capabilities of the Port team are significantly stronger. In addition to world-class football star Oscar, the height advantages of center forwards Jo ã o and Pink are obvious, while the technical and speed characteristics of midfield foreign aid Vargas and Caron are distinct.

It is reported that Javier, who has no way out, may have three foreign players starting in this game. Especially for Vargas, who came on as a substitute in the last round of the Chinese Super League, he is expected to have more playing time in this game. When the Haigang team won their sixth consecutive victory in the Chinese Super League, the Argentinians performed well and became a good helper for Wu Lei. If the Port team wants to continue moving forward, Oscar and Vargas are the two indispensable ace foreign players.

Prophecy World Preliminaries: China Thailand vs Thailand

According to Thai media, the Shanghai Port team's encounter with Baton United in the AFC Champions League qualifying match is also a rehearsal for the China Thailand match in the 2026 US Canada Mexico World Cup Asian qualifiers. In November this year, the Chinese national football team will challenge the Thai team away, which will be the first round of the group stage of the second stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, round 36. The result of the match between China and Thailand in the AFC Champions League seems to help enhance the psychological advantage of the two teams when they meet in the World Cup qualifiers.

Baton United is one of the main source clubs for Thai national team players. Among the players who were recently called up for training in the Thai national team, Baton United was a major international player, with 5 players selected. At the Southeast Asian Championship held at the end of last year, out of the 23 players from the Thai team, 4 players from Baton United were selected. In the new season, Baton United recruited troops and heavily recalled "Thai Messi" Songkrasin, who had previously played in the J-League in Japan.

The Haigang team is also a major player in the national team of the Chinese men's football. In the June training, seven players including Wu Lei, Yan Junling, Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, Wang Shenchao, Xu Xin, and Wei Zhen were selected for the Chinese men's football national team. Among them, Jiang Guangtai belongs to the "naturalized national team" with blood ties. Obviously, the Asian Champions League qualifying match between the Port team and Baton United has been seen by Thai media as a simulation match of the China Thailand World Cup qualifiers, and players will showcase their strength and energy with their own abilities.

The head coach of Baton United stated bluntly, "The Port team is very strong, but we represent the Thai league and everyone will strive to win the game." Midfielder Sharazi said, "We came here with the intention of advancing. Although the Port team is a strong Asian team with high-quality players, we are fully prepared and only want to showcase the strength of Thai football and dedicate the victory to the fans."

12228 basketball dream chasers! In 2023, the MAGIC3 Mass Group came to an end, with 337 schools offering youth, sports, and schools

On August 18th, the Shanghai Sports Center, a "star venue" that witnessed the changes of the times and the countless glories of Chinese sports, welcomed the 2023 MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three on Three Super Basketball Tournament and the Shanghai Student Sunshine Sports League Three on Three Basketball Tournament Finals. In the summer of 2023, MAGIC3, this five-year "youthful promise", arrived as scheduled. This year, the public group of the competition attracted 3057 youth teams from 337 schools to register, with 12228 participants, showcasing the infinite charm and unique appeal of MAGIC3. After multiple rounds of selection in regional and regional competitions, it was ultimately decided that eight teams, male and female, each, would advance to the finals. The event will be held in Oriental Pearl TV Tower City Square, Xujiahui Sports Park, Shanghai Stadium, Songjiangguang

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These sports are moving from Shanghai to the Yangtze River Delta, and the popularity of dry land curling is not decreasing

In the post Winter Olympics era, are there still people interested in ice and snow sports? Recently, at the Jiading District Citizen Fitness Center, the 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League Shanghai Dry Land Curling Open Competition and the "All Jia Lai Competition" 2023 Jiading District Amateur League "Waigang Cup" Dry Land Curling Competition was lively. 14 representative teams and nearly 100 players from 12 streets and towns in Jiading District competed together, enjoying the "push and push" music of dry land curling. "The performance of the contestants is commendable. Compared to previous competitions, the strength of the participating teams has significantly improved, and the team members have a clearer and more thorough understanding of the arrangement and rules of curling." The chief referee of the competition, Wang Jue, once served as the curling event referee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and gave high praise to the contestants. The champion team has added a new force and participated in dry land curling for the first time

"Five New Cities" Ignite Tennis Enthusiasm, Ready for Tennis Fun Competition Jiading Juyuan Sails Sports | Tennis | New City

On June 11, Beishuiwan Sports Park, Juyuan New District, Jiading District, welcomed nearly 100 scientific and creative talents and their families from various scientific research institutes in Juyuan New area gathered here, and had a healthy and happy tennis weekend. On the same day, the 2023 "New five cities net World" tennis series kicked off in Jiading District Juyuan New District Beisuiwan Sports Park. Jiading Juyuan "Horse Tennis" fun match kicked off this series of activities. This year, the "New five cities net World" series of activities will enter five new cities in Shanghai to ignite citizens' enthusiasm for tennis with various forms and creative new activities. The series of activities of "immediate Tennis" established by Shanghai Tennis Association aims to expand the popularity of Shanghai tennis population, mainly for the zero base of tennis lovers.

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"Last year, my dad took me to watch a rowing competition in Suzhou River. I thought it would be great to come here and play paddleboarding one day, but my wish really came true." 8-year-old You You, who was playing paddleboarding, had a dark skin and a bright smile in the sunlight. On June 10th, on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's inscription "Developing Sports and Enhancing People's Physical Fitness", the 2023 "Suhewan" Shanghai Paddle Open was held in the Jing'an section of the Suzhou River, marking the first appearance of the paddle competition in Suhewan. "Paddle" describes tranquility and elegance, embellishing Su River Bay. The main venue of this competition is located in the Butterfly Bay water area of the Jing'an section of the Suzhou River, with different competition events such as racing, skills, relay, and parade, attracting nearly 300 participants from the Yangtze River Delta region to participate. Not only are there professional paddle boarders among them, but also

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