On the night of November 3, Guangzhou City will challenge league leader Wuhan Sanzhen on the road in the 23rd round of the Chinese Super League. Whether they can maintain their strong momentum of one win and three draws in the last four rounds hinges on whether the backline can hold up.
Guangzhou City swept the bottom team Hebei 4-0 in the last round, only 2 points away from Wuhan Changjiang in the bottom four, rekindling the hope of relegation. Ye Chugui returned to the team after recovering from injury and was in hot form, hitting two goals in the last game. The stable play of local players such as Chang Feiya, Tang Miao and Gui Hong has steadily improved the team's overall strength.
However, Chen Junle, the core of the midfield, was accidentally injured during the training and was diagnosed with meniscus injury in his left knee, regretfully bidding farewell to the remaining matches of this season. Meanwhile, the two foreigners, Guilherme and Caldona, have not yet found the scoring feeling, which undoubtedly casts a shadow on the team's relegation road. Facing the powerful Wuhan Sanzhen, it is worth looking forward to whether the two teams can do something on the offensive end.
Wuhan Sanzhen's recent performance has been fluctuating, with 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5 rounds, accumulating only 6 points. Their unexpected loss at home against Chengdu Rongcheng in the last round has also brought about a subtle change in the Chinese Super League title race. Shandong Taishan are level on points with Wuhan Sanzhen after their win over Shanghai Harbor, but the latter leads the table on goal difference.
In order to defend the top spot, Wuhan Three Town manager Pedro Morilla will surely go all out and send his strongest squad to face the match. A number of old Guangzhou Evergrande players in the squad, such as goalkeeper Liu Dianzha, center back Liu Yiming, midfielders He Chao, Gao Junyi and Deng Hanwen, are expected to feature in the match.
