Shanghai SIPG will be on the pitch against Atletico Madrid in an international friendly in Shanghai on Tuesday.
Shanghai SIPG head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has a lot of respect for what Atletico head coach Diego Simeone has done with his club.
"Well, I suppose it is like the characteristic of the coach. As a player, he has quality, a lot of qualities. Technically good, but very very aggressive. And Atletico Madrid is a very aggressive team. They don't allow the opponents to play. So he is doing a great job with them. But it was like he was a player. It was like he was a player. I understand that he likes that type of football."
Madrid's latest recruit Luciano Vietto of Argentina will make his debut in the match after signing with the club last month.
Dario Conca will also be in the line-up.
32-year-old Conca has helped Guangzhou win the Chinese Super League Cup for three consecutive years since 2011.
Shanghai SIPG is now on top of the Chinese Super League standings, ahead of Guangzhou Evergrande and Shandong Luneng.
