"Hello spectators, this is the AFC Champions League round of 16 knockout match between Tokyo FC and Beijing Guoan. I'm Hiroshi Kitazawa, and I'm here to explain this game for you. We all know that the World Cup is coming, and this game is the most eye-catching game in the first half of the season. We'll see how this game turns out. ”

Sitting in the studio, Kitazawa Hiroshi with a hint of excitement commented on the upcoming competition. The AFC Champions League knockout round has arrived, and watching Tokyo face Beijing Guoan at their home stadium, thinking of their advantage, Kitazawa Hao is also a little excited.

On May 11, the match between Tokyo and Beijing can be said to be the last eye-catching match in the first half of the season. Although everyone knows that after this game, on May 15, Tokyo's match against Gamba Osaka is their last game in the first half of the season, however, everyone knows that Tokyo and Gamba are both teams that play in midweek, and in this game, they must go all out, especially Gamba has to go away to fight, and no one will think that there is any point in the game after returning.

"Beijing Guoan, who were last season's Chinese Super League champions, proved their quality by knocking out Melbourne Victory and Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the group stage. This team is a strong team and it seems that they have adjusted their squad specifically against Tokyo so that they can play better. ”

For Beijing Guoan, it is not the first time that Bei Zehao has commented on their game this season. Sanfrecce Hiroshima's two defeats are not unwatched. For the Guoan team, Kitazawa Hao still knows a lot about it, looking at their lineup. Kitazawa was even able to analyze their thoughts.

Beijing's lineup is still quite strong, and the strength of goalkeeper Yang Zhi is quite good. On the back line, there is Wu Hao on the back line led by Xu Yunlong. Zhou Ting, Rose has several excellent defenders. Further back, the double backs used by Beijing are Majic and Huang Bowen, Yan Xiangchuang, Joel. Griffiths and Xu Liang are three as the avant-garde, Griffith is in the middle, and the other two are on the wings. At the front of the team was Otto, who played as a lone striker.

You can see it. Beijing's squad is also quite good, at least in terms of foreign aid, they have more than Tokyo. Scottish defender Rose, Croatian midfielder Mazic, Australian striker Griffiths, and Brazilian striker Otto, Beijing Guoan has as many as four foreign players on the field, at least this is Shandong Luneng can't compare. Among the other players, except for Wu Hao and Yan Xiangchuang. Other players have also been selected for the national team - and, judging from recent rumors, Yan Xiangchuang should also be selected for the national team with Gao Shunyao in May this year. in this team. Yang Zhi, Xu Yunlong, and Majic are all top players, and they are not weak anywhere.

In this way, their only shortcoming. It's their defender Wu Hao - however, Wu Hao is a 1.92-meter-tall man. A player of similar stature to Gao Shunyao, the reason why he appeared on the court. It is also a targeted arrangement made by Beijing in order to better defend Gao Shunyao. For the AFC Champions League, Beijing's preparations seem to be at least more adequate than Luneng's, and they are not prepared to die.

Unlike them, the lineup on the Tokyo side has not changed much as a whole, and their only change is that in the backline, Bruno was replaced by Majin Morishige, and in the midfield, Yohei Kajiyama was replaced by Park Joo-ho.

In the lineup on the Beijing side, the most threatening player in the front court is Griffiths, this player has a flexible running position, but his body is relatively poor. Last season he was in the striker position, but this season, with the arrival of high striker Otto, Beijing has withdrawn him to a midfield position, making him more flexible and making him a big threat. And Otto, who Beijing originally hoped to be able to form a combination with him, is a high school striker, but the speed of his feet is relatively slow, and he has been unable to integrate after arriving in Beijing, which also makes people feel that he is not a big threat. In the face of such an opponent, Tokyo will enhance their positional sense at the back in order to better block Griffiths.

In midfield, Tokyo also made a change. Yohei Kajiyama as a midfielder, although he has outstanding skills, but his body is not particularly strong, this game is a tough battle, and Tokyo is also worried that his confrontation will cause problems. Compared to him, Park Joo-ho, a South Korean player, is more energetic in running and intercepting, and he is also better able to block the attacks of Beijing players in midfield.

For Beijing Guoan, Tokyo is still very careful. After all, in the group stage, they beat the Japanese team twice, which also proved that they are definitely not underdogs against J-League teams. The knockout rounds have already begun, and there is no room for sloppiness in Tokyo, and they need to take their opponents 200 per cent seriously.

Even if this opponent is not very strong in the rumors, but if he is standing on the opposite side, he can't be taken lightly - looking at the formation laid out by the players on the opposite side, Gao Shunyao also said this to himself in his heart.

It is quite surprising that Beijing was able to break out of the encirclement and enter the knockout round of the AFC Champions League this time. Gao Shunyao had heard a lot of bad things about Beijing Guoan when he was in China before, so he always had the impression that the real strength of Beijing Guoan's team was far from as good as it seemed. However, this year's AFC Champions League Guoan stood out, which also made Gao Shunyao change his views a little. In any case, being able to reach the knockout round of the AFC Champions League at least proves that Beijing Guoan still has some strength in the Asian arena, and they may not be as weak as people say.

It's a close game – and Ko doesn't look down on his opponent. And his idea, not long after the start of the game, was validated.

At the beginning of the game, Beijing Guoan and Tokyo began to have a rather fierce confrontation, as Tokyo imagined, Beijing Guoan entered a high-tempo style of play from the beginning, and wanted to beat Tokyo by surprise.

"Beijing started on the offensive ...... The tactics of this team as a whole are more offensive, and their style of play is more similar to Manchester United's tactics in 99, the difference is that it needs to be reversed left and right, Xu Liang on the left side is good at passing, and Yan Xiangchuang on the right side is good at breaking through. Their lineup is not suitable for playing defensive football, and they do not choose to defend when playing away. This is good news for Tokyo. If the opponent takes the initiative to attack, it is equivalent to falling into the hands of Tokyo. ”

Seeing that Beijing rushed to attack as soon as it came up, the expression of the other commentator, Shoji Cheng, was also a lot more relaxed. On the one hand, he talked about Beijing's tactics, and on the other hand, he also decided that Tokyo had the upper hand. The characteristics of Tokyo, he is now more and more familiar with, the football played by this team is a bit obscene, and he likes to hold back in the backfield to play counterattacks, and he has long understood it. It's definitely not a bad thing for such a team to like to attack when it encounters opponents.

It's just that Shoji Castle has forgotten about jì, there are no absolutes in the world, and he always likes to defend the team that is waiting for the opponent to attack, and it is inevitable that he will not encounter problems.

After Guoan opened, the attack was very sharp. Relying on Yan Xiangchuang and Ross on the right side of the road, they also formed a good defensive combination on the right side. The offensive ability of these two people is not bad, they have a certain short-range explosive ability, the cooperation of the two people, plus Griffiths who has a wide range of activities in the midfield, the three of them joined forces, and they caught Tokyo off guard at the beginning.

In the face of the opponent's rapid attack, Yuto Nagatomo was a little difficult to defend. And Park Joo-ho suddenly ascended to the main position, and he didn't control his good feelings. Soon after the start of the game, in a defense, Park Joo Ho directly knocked down Yan Xiangchuang and brought himself a yellow card.

His lack of calmness made him suffer a loss, and more importantly, it was not only himself who suffered, but also the Tokyo team. This time the foul was not far in front of the penalty area, which was a good free-kick spot.

"Xu Liang of the Beijing team, the level of free kicks is quite high, if you only talk about free kicks, his level should be second to none in the Chinese Super League. Tokyo need to be careful with his set-piece ability, he's a big threat......

For this free kick, Cheng Zhangji's explanation has not been finished, Beijing has already sent the ball out, and as Cheng Zhangji said, Xu Liang is definitely a big threat.

Direct Free Kick!

Xu Liang kicked out a direct free kick, bypassed the human wall, and flew directly towards the goal. Tokyo's defensive tactics were adequate, but there was nothing they could do about the sudden free-kick, it was a direct duel between the goalkeeper and the player, and no one else could intervene.

And this free kick, obviously Xu Liang won, his shot on goal, grazed the left post of the goal, and flew into the goal. Shuichi Gonda judged the right direction, but his defense didn't work. As soon as the game started, Tokyo conceded a goal.

"Tokyo is in some trouble this time, Beijing has scored first, and Tokyo is also facing some danger. Tokyo have averaged less than two goals per game this season, their defense is solid, but their attack is poor, and in the face of Beijing's defense, I don't know if they will be able to successfully counterattack......"

Looking at the celebratory Beijing players, Kitazawa Hao also frowned. Conceding a set-piece at the start was definitely a bad situation for Tokyo.

The game may be evenly matched, but luck is not.

When there was Kabore, it shouldn't be difficult for Tokyo to score two goals, but now without Kabore, where is it so easy to score two goals? Especially the Japanese players are not fools, and it is strange that they don't want to fight back when they see that they have an advantage.

The level of Japanese players is not bad, if they play a counterattack, I am afraid that the effect will be very good, as soon as Tokyo comes up, it is equivalent to giving the initiative to the other side.

"It's troublesome now, I hope there is a way to ...... here in Tokyo"

Conceding the opening goal is definitely not a good sign. However, if there is anything that can reassure the fans in Tokyo now, there is no doubt that Gao Shunyao, who is running on the field, is an important factor in it.

In six games in the group stage, Gao Shunyao has scored four AFC Champions League goals, and his scoring efficiency in the AFC Champions League is second to none. In this game, it is up to him whether Tokyo can score a goal.

If there's anything beyond being evenly matched, it's definitely the individual ability of the players. (To be continued......)