February 19, St. Petersburg Stadium.

The much-anticipated Champions League knockout round officially returns to the public eye tonight.

Borussia Dortmund's away game against Zenit St. Petersburg was not the focus of the game, but it also touched the hearts of many people.

Russian fans in particular naturally expect Zenit St. Petersburg to make a big splash on this stage.

Tang Hong met with his former opponents Hulk and Witsel in the Portuguese Super League in the players' tunnel, and they nodded to each other without greeting each other, after all, they were also opponents in the Portuguese Super League.

A year and a half ago, Witsel and Hulk set a sky-high transfer fee to come to St. Petersburg Zeni to make Porto make a lot of money, Tang Hong as both the scorer list and team honors Hulk and Witsel out of a few streets of the Portuguese Super League MVP landed in the Premier League giants Manchester United, a year and a half later, these two are still making money in the Russian Super League, and Tang Hong has ranked third in the Golden Ball Award!

At that time, Hulk may still be angry and trying to surpass Tang Hong, but after being blown up on the Portuguese Super League scorer list, he was determined to make a lot of money, football is still football, but people who play football have their own ambitions.

If the Portuguese media had broadcast the match, the commentators would have been filled with emotion.

The two strikers who won the top scorers in the Portuguese Super League on their front and back feet are now very different.

Especially in the eyes of everyone, Hulk's congenital conditions are definitely far better than Tang Hong.

But even though Tang Hong does not have Hulk's developed and strong huge body, he can maintain a strong physique, and his increasing strength makes every inch of his muscles contain incredible strength!

With the accumulation of tempering over time, coupled with the reasonable planning of his career, the persistence of not forgetting the original intention, and the accumulation in the end also seem to be so natural.

Tang Hong, who was wearing long-sleeved sportswear, and his teammates had already experienced the cold of Eastern Europe and were surprised by the sight of Russian fans cheering for the team shirtless in the cold.

They didn't have a sip of liquor to warm them up, but their strong fighting spirit and burning pursuit of victory were enough to withstand the cold snaps that swept through Siberia.

"Good evening, friends and spectators, the Champions League is back in flames after two months!

From today, the Champions League has entered the exciting knockout rounds.

In the round of 16, Zenit St. Petersburg finished second in the group and drew Borussia Dortmund as the top of the other group.

Zenit St Petersburg are the obvious underdogs in terms of strength and experience, but perhaps the cold weather conditions will turn into home advantage and give them a chance to cause problems for Borussia Dortmund.

I believe that fans who follow the Bundesliga in European football this season should know that this season's Bundesliga is going on an epic battle!

If it is not a miracle that Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in 21 league games this season, then the fact that both teams have set the best record in the Bundesliga for the same period makes it fair to say that they are making new Bundesliga history every weekend!

Dortmund qualified early after four consecutive wins in the group stage, and now they will certainly make the most of their attacking advantages when they come to the knockout rounds.

It's just not known whether the cold climate in Russia will cool the Dortmund state.

Here's a look at the starting line-ups for both sides.

Zenit St. Petersburg started 4231.

Goalkeeper: Lodykin.

Defenders: Anyukov, Neto, Lombarts, Kristo.

Midfielders: Hulk, Witsel, Faizulin, Shatov, Arshavin.

Forward: Rondon.

Borussia Dortmund started today with 433.

Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.

Defenders: Piszczek, Hummels, Papastathopoulos, Schmelzer.

Midfielders: Sven Bender, Mkhitaryan, Gundogan.

Forwards: Reuss, Lewandowski, Tang Hong.

Judging from the lineup, Dortmund has no reservations, except for Subotic who is injured, they have already lined up their strongest squad.

How Zenit St. Petersburg will perform at home will directly determine the qualification situation of both teams.

Let's enjoy the game together! ”

Just look at the squad at Zenit St. Petersburg to see how many players they have who can actually play in Europe's top five leagues.

But these players are wearing Zenit St. Petersburg jerseys.

To say that they are not for money but dream of working hard in the Russian Super League, then they really don't even believe in ghosts!

After all, even if you sweep the Russian Super League, what is there to be proud of?

When the leaves fall back to their roots, do you take out the championship honor of the Russian Premier League and reminisce about the past with pride?

However, everyone has their own ambitions, and making money is the hardest truth in this world, even Tang Hong, who has a big family, will not criticize it.

Each has its own way, and each has its own way.

The Russian Premier League's foreign players are more like mercenaries than foreign players who play in Europe's top leagues.

If Dortmund fell to Zenit St. Petersburg, it would be a big joke and irony, and it would be an absolute humiliation for Dortmund.

With the referee's whistle blowing, the game officially began.

Zenit St. Petersburg will launch a fast break to try to steal the start.

Anyukov on the right flank went up to the front to give Hulk a good kick, and Hulk cut straight inside like a small tank to get into the Dortmund penalty area!

Even if Gundogan really can't stop Hulk, Papastathopoulos's interception and knocking Hulk to the ground declares that Dortmund is not a soft persimmon, and Hulk can be eaten raw like no one in his eyes!

Hulk's free-kick slid past the goal, but it was enough to send Dortmund fans into a cold sweat.

The Zenit St. Petersburg fans were extremely excited, and it seemed that they did not perform well after the opening!

Borussia Dortmund came to Russia in the cold weather without the intention of dominating the scene, and it would be unwise to compete with the opponent in terms of pace and overall speed.

So instead of speeding up the attack, they kept the tempo just right, and then used more teamwork and technical advantages to create a threat.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Tang Hong ran inside to receive Mkhitaryan's pass, when Faizulin rushed to intercept Tang Hong pulled the ball and turned back, when Witsel came from the side to kill again, Tang Hong continued to retreat and change direction, it seemed that he was driven out of the danger area, but found a passing line on the way back, Tang Hong passed the ball diagonally to the right in front of the penalty area.

Reuss cut inside and played a short ball into the middle of the box.

Lewandowski stopped the ball and flicked sideways, half-turned and shot directly at the back of Neto's defense!

The football was confiscated by Lodykin in front of goal.

The threat of Dortmund's attack was limited.

But at least they attacked the organizational link, even if the scene was not ferocious, but they were also fluent.

Zenit St. Petersburg couldn't manage that much, so he turned around and launched a quick attack.

Arshavin, who returned to the Russian Premier League after a lap in the Premier League, made a quick run down the left flank and met Piszczek and cut inside.

It looks incredibly fast, with the style that amazed European football at the time.

But this is really too big in the eyes of Dortmund!

Hummels started low and went high after the winter break and is now once again the anchor of the Dortmund defence.

Arshavin cut inside aggressively, and even directly forced Sven Bender to be too unscrupulous, Hummels didn't wait for Sven Bender to grab and then started to start the opportunity to force the ball to complete the break.

Arshavin was stuck on the ball and fell to the ground after hitting Hummels and asked the referee for a set-piece, but the referee ignored him.

Hummels sent the ball to the right to find Piszczek, then looked back at Arshavin and reached out to pull the opponent up, but Arshavin turned around and stood up before he appreciated it.

Hummels didn't care.

The opponent may return to the Russian Premier League and forget that he was swept away by Arsenal in European football.

It's okay, it will help him remember.

Piszczek slotted the ball forward from the right, and Zenit St. Petersburg launched a quick interception from the midfield, which was a bit of a surprise.

Even with the advantage of home stadium, Zenit St. Petersburg would be unsure if they thought they could suppress Dortmund with an attacking focus!

Piszczek unhurriedly crossed the ball to Gundogan in the middle, who didn't ink for a moment and sent the ball to the right side of the pitch with a diagonal pass.

Reus cut inside with a stoppage and faced Crishitto, who was in the middle, and he decisively crossed the ball across the middle and immediately accelerated forward.

At this time, Dortmund's forward line began to really soar at speed!

Mkhitaryan met the ball in the middle of the penalty area and sent it diagonally.

Reus stepped forward in the right rib of the penalty area and crossed the ball without adjustment.

The diagonal ball passed between Neto and Lombarts, and rolled diagonally to the left side of the penalty area.

Tang Hong was already in place to answer, and before touching the ball, he saw Faizulin rushing towards him, he shot directly with his feet without stopping the ball, and Faizulin directly put a shovel to block his shooting angle.

But he didn't expect Tang Hong to fake a shot, and when his right foot landed, he used the outside instep to flick the ball in the direction of the middle, and at the same time, he started to cross to the middle again, and when he faced the up-and-coming Neto, he buckled the ball to the left front with his right foot.

Neto failed to grab it, and Tang Hong passed shoulders with him and then formed a single knife!

Goalkeeper Lodykin attacked, Tang Hong made a gesture to pass the ball to the middle to the unmarked Lewandowski, Lodykin's center of gravity shifted to the middle, and his legs just stepped out, but Tang Hong still feintmed, and the ball continued to the left front, and the near corner of the goal was already unguarded in front of him.

Lodykin didn't have time to rush to this side, so he could only watch Tang Hong push the ball into the goal with a light kick.

Unlike the usual speed and explosiveness, the impact of the combination of the penalty area goals, Tang Hong's goal rhythm is not fast, but every step makes the St. Petersburg Zenit defenders have to make extreme defensive moves, and he is leisurely strolling around the ball in the opponent's penalty area, and finally easily scored!

Zenit St. Petersburg fans were dumbfounded!

Dortmund fans were ecstatic!

Remembered?

That was last season's Champions League Golden Boot!