Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 24 (Reporter Wei Hua, Wang Yong) Shandong Luneng will play Beijing Zhonghe Guoan away on the 25th in the first round of the 2018 Football League Cup final. At the pre-match press conference on the 24th, Luneng coach Li Xiaopeng said that the first round contest should be regarded as a decisive battle.
Li Xiaopeng first talked about the preparation of the team. He said: “The training of the team during this period was very good and everyone worked very hard, I hope to offer two wonderful games to the fans with Guoan at the end of the season.”
According to the schedule, after the end of the first round, the two sides will have another round of competition on the 30th, but Li Xiaopeng hopes that the players can take tomorrow’s game as the final. “I think although it is a two-round game, we should concentrate on playing every minute, not consider leaving the opportunity in Jinan, and regard the game in Beijing as a final.”
In the 2018 Chinese Super League, Luneng played 1:1 away with Guoan. Looking back on that game, Li Xiaopeng said: “Guoan created a lot of opportunities in that game. In terms of offensive ability, Guoan can be said to be the top Super League. It is very characteristic and has very good attacking players. But my team members are not bad this year, and they still need to play on the spot tomorrow.”