On March 6, Beijing time, the first leg of the AFC Champions League 1 4 finals started, Shandong Taishan sat at home to face Yokohama Mariners, which is also the second Japanese team to meet in a row in the knockout round.
In the first round of the knockout round, Shandong Taishan faced off against Kawasaki Frontale, in the case of not being favored, Shandong Taishan lost in the first round, won the second leg of the reversal, and the opponent stubbornly advanced to the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League, tying the best results in the history of the AFC Champions League, and the Chinese Super League team reached the quarterfinals again after four years, which also made Chinese football in the cold winter period see a faint candlelight.
This time 1 4 finals, China's Shandong Taishan once again against the Japanese team, Yokohama Mariners, which is also the old team of the AFC Champions League, at the same time in the AFC Champions League, Shandong Taishan and its group stage have played against each other, it is a pity that Shandong Taishan encountered the opponent's double kill in the group stage, this time they met again, the two sides are no strangers, but the pressure is always inevitable for the Taishan team.
In this game, Shandong Taishan started four foreign aids, Cressan was on standby, the opponent was also the same starting four foreign aids, and the offensive trident was Lopes, Elbe, Mateus, which was also the configuration of the final round of the previous AFC Champions League group stage, it is obvious that the opponent still attaches great importance to this game, so it is also the strongest team in the lineup.
In the 8th minute, a goal was scored, and Lopes turned around and hit the goalkeeper after winning the ball in the penalty area, 1-0, Yokohama Mariners took the lead!
In a short period of time, Shandong Taishan also made a sharp counterattack, especially on the right side of Fernando showed a good competitive state, completing a wonderful threat cross, and the cooperation between teammates can see that the state of this naturalized player has improved a lot.
The attack of the threat of both sides is also continued to be completed alternately, the offensive end of the Yokohama Mariners is also continuing to exert force, the Taishan team is facing a huge challenge in the backline, and the national king Da Lei has staged wonderful performances one after another, not only to resolve the opponent's single knife, but also to demonstrate the strength of his national team goalkeeper again and again!
The passionate duel at half time allowed the fans to see the excitement and high level of the AFC Champions League, which is the direction we pursue, but due to the slow overall pace of the Chinese Super League, our team seems to be a little weak when we come to the more fierce AFC Champions League field in the AFC Champions League, which is also a real reflection.