The heavy snow in St. Petersburg continued until the morning of the game. It stopped, but the wind did not stop, but continued to blew.

The temperature is dropping further.

Under such circumstances, European bookmakers have adjusted the odds of this game, Manchester City is not favored, and St. Petersburg Zenit has become a favorite to win.

"Ice and snow weather, low temperatures above minus 20 degrees Celsius, and artificial turf... I think UEFA should ban teams in northern Russia from hosting UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup after October 1, because such weather is no longer suitable for outdoor sports! In this case, the game is a double torture for the players' physical and psychological torture!"

The English media complained so before the game.

In response, Russian media said that the British are really spoiled.

“Who says that the winter in Russia is not suitable for outdoor sports?”

Above this sentence is a photo. In the stadium stand, a group of Zenit fans in St. Petersburg with upper body waving Zenit's team flag to cheer for the team.

Such a scene may appear in the home stands of any team.

But what is different from those places is that there is also heavy snow like goose feathers in the photo!

Russian fans dare to cheer for their team even in the coldest winter!

Such a scene is not visible on the courts in other places...

The Russian media used fans alone to mock the English's spoiled spoiledness.

The most frequently asked question from Manchester City players in interviews before the game is whether the weather will become an important factor affecting their performance.

Such a problem was thrown at Benitez by reporters at the pre-match press conference.

"Weather will indeed have an impact on us." Benitez honestly admitted the troubles caused by the weather. "But we have been here for half a week, and I think I've adapted a little."

Other Manchester City players were also surprised by the harsh climate in St. Petersburg during interviews.

Only Rongguang and Ibrahimovic had different answers.

"Weather is not a factor that determines the outcome of the game." Rong Guang said lightly in an indifferent tone. "The outcome of the football game depends on our performance on the court."

A reporter reminded him: "But the weather will affect the players' performance on the court..."

"No, no." Rong Guang shook his head and said with great determination.

The reporters were all wondering where the glory came from. The confidence completely ignored the laws of nature. They opened their mouths and said that the weather would not affect their performance...

But they didn't continue to ask, and it would be boring to continue to discuss this question. In the end, it must have become a vicious cycle that the reporters said, "It will have an impact, it will have a great impact." Rong Guang shook his head and firmly denied that "no, it will not affect" such a vicious cycle.

Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, was disdainful of reporters' concerns about the weather so much: "I'm a Swedish!"

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is almost on the same latitude as St. Petersburg, and the climate is naturally similar.

However, Ibrahimovic is not a Stockholm, but a Malmian. He was born in Malmö, and the city is much south of Stockholm. It is across the sea from Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and is almost on the same latitude as Moscow, the capital of Russia.

Although winter is also very cold, it is still a little different from St. Petersburg.

At least there will be no extreme nights in winter in Malmö, but it can be found in St. Petersburg.

Ibrahimovic's statement was more because of his unruly personality and had nothing to do with the facts.

So in the eyes of the media, Rongguang and Ibrahimovic are not as honest as other Manchester City players, they are just stubborn.

The Russian media expressed disdain for this - if you keep talking, then wait until the game and let Yanhan teach them how to behave!

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An hour before the game, the home court of Zenit in St. Petersburg was already full.

The TV broadcast gave some shots to the St. Petersburg fans in the stands, so everyone really saw the photo in the Russian newspaper - a group of fans from St. Petersburg Zenit were wearing their upper bodies, with huge letters written on their chests. The group formed a human-shaped screen, and the letters on them were spelled together to cheer for St. Petersburg Zenit.

Although it was no longer snowing, the wind was still strong, which can be seen from the swing of the slogans and flags on the court.

This made the Manchester City fans sitting in front of the TV to watch the game chill. Although they were thousands of kilometers away from the TV screen, they still couldn't help but tremble when they saw the half-naked Russian fans...

In such cold weather, even if you crouch at home, you will feel cold. Manchester City players have to play against fierce opponents under such conditions. It is really difficult for them to maintain any confidence in the prospects of Manchester City's Champions League match.

Anyway, Manchester City now has 7 points with two wins and one draw, and it is a lot ahead in terms of points, so it should not be difficult to qualify in the group. Therefore, many Manchester City fans think that Manchester City should not lose in this game. If they can play a draw away and get one point, it will be considered a victory. The most important thing is not the result of the game, but the players must not be injured in such bad weather and venues.

Once injured, it will not only affect one or two games.

Maybe it will cause Manchester City to be in a state of great strength and situation now to pieces.

That's what they don't want to see.

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When the referee whistled and announced the start of the game, huge cheers rang out in the Petrovsky Stadium, all from the fans of Zenit, St. Petersburg.

They all hope that the team can win Manchester City at home with the right time, place, and people, so that they can taste the first failure of this season.

In their opinion, the chances of St. Petersburg Zenit are very high, although not 100%, but 90%.

It is almost impossible for Manchester City to walk out alive from Petrovsky Stadium!

Yes, just in the first ten minutes of the game, fans of Zenit in St. Petersburg always thought so.

On the slippery artificial turf field, Manchester City players made frequent mistakes and couldn't even pass the ball well.

Manchester City's number one star, Rongguang, fell twice while controlling the ball on the court, but he fell without any physical confrontation.

Every time Glory falls, the fans of Zenit, St. Petersburg, in the stands, will burst into laughter with gloating.

They are happy to see Manchester City's high-ranking team in a mess!

What weather will never affect performance?

You are just a stubborn duck!

In the fifteenth minute, Rongguang once again received a pass from his teammate. At this time, he was about 35 meters away from the goal.

There was a booing from the St. Petersburg Zenit fans in the stands, and everyone was waiting to see the glory make another embarrassment.

Glory turned around, because it was still too far from the goal and the venue, no St. Petersburg Zenit player came up to defend him immediately.

The closest player to St. Petersburg Zenit is also about five meters away.

Anyway, he will definitely fall because he is not used to such weather and venues at all!

The St. Petersburg Zenit player thought so in his mind.

Next, he saw Rong Guang turning around and swing his right leg. This was not the kind of foot preparation to pass the ball. Judging from this action... it was more like a preparatory preparation before shooting!

Then, just before the St. Petersburg Zenit player could react, Rong Guang's right leg raised high had already thrust over again, and his straight right foot hit the football head-on!

With a bang, a pool of water splashed from the football.

The football flew towards the goal!

No one expected that Rongguang would kick off his feet so far away, and he would not be able to run as a result of running!

When St. Petersburg Zenit goalkeeper Malafeev saw Rong Guang take a kick, he hesitated for a moment, feeling that he was exerting force from such a distance. Rong Guang's shot may have no quality. But after 0:1 second, he widened his eyes, then rushed into the air, stretched out his arm, and rushed to the football.

Because he had seen the football become much bigger in an instant, he came to the goal!

Although Malafeev's reaction was already fast enough, the ball shot out by Rongguang was faster!

Glory almost poured all the strength on the football, and the football instantly flew to the goal!

Then he flew over from Malafeev's hand and rushed into the goal without any obstacles!

The ball is in!

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"ROOOOO..." John Motterson was stunned for a moment, and then he found that the football really entered, and then suddenly exploded. "ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"The field is slippery, and it is not suitable for artificial turf. However, Rong quickly adjusted the way he played football. Since the field is not suitable for dribbling, then shoot from a long shot!" Alan Hansen analyzed excitedly from the side. "But being able to shoot the football in so far is to say that Rong is really skillful and brave!"

Manchester City fans all jumped up in front of the TV, cheering and roaring.

On the contrary, the fans of St. Petersburg Zenit, who had previously seemed a little noisy, were all stunned. They looked at the court in a daze, unable to believe their eyes.

Manchester City was so embarrassed before, and Glory was even more embarrassed. How could it turn into Superman in just one second? From such a faraway place, you can directly hit the football into the goal?!

What the hell!
Chapter completed!