Yatai to face Wolfsburg in friendly match
July 8th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Changchun (China), July 8 (IANS) Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai will play against German Bundesliga team Wolfsburg July 28, the club announced.
Wolfsburg will be the first big-named European football club to visit Changchun, Jilin Province in 16 years. In 1996, Italian Serie A club AC Milan played a friendly match against Yanbian Aodong in the northeast Chinese city, reported Xinhua.
Wolfsburg, which finished eighth last season, boasts of several international stars, including Japan national team captain Makoto Hasebe, Czech internationals Peter Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar.
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