Zenit St. Petersburg is a professional football club based in the northern Siberian city of St. Petersburg, Russia, and is one of the 16 teams in the Russian Premier League.

Zenit St. Petersburg hasn't been around for a long time, at least compared to Europe's lesser-known clubs that have been around for more than 100 years. Back in the 21st century, Zenit wasn't even a powerhouse in the Russian Premier League.

The 21st century, a team with a history of political turmoil, has produced outstanding players such as Arshavin, Tymoshchuk, Poglebnyak, etc., who are not only the best players in the history of Zenit, but also known as the golden generation of the Russian national team.

Under the leadership of the golden generation, Zenit won the Russian Premier League in 2007 and the UEFA Cup in the 2007-2008 season.

This is the most brilliant result in the history of Zenit St. Petersburg, but with the core players such as Arshavin and Tymoshchuk going to European football one after another, the results of Zenit have plummeted and they have lost their competitiveness in the league.

In 2010, Italian Spalletti made a difference when he took over, and their league results improved steadily, culminating in a second-place finish in the Russian Premier League last season and a return to the Champions League through the play-offs.

However, no matter how well they mix in the Russian Premier League, Zenit St. Petersburg is an underdog in the eyes of teams in Europe's major leagues.

This is also due to the unique history of football in Russia.

Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the Russian football team has not had any outstanding results in international competitions, and Russia is located in Siberia, across the two continents of Europe and Asia, and most of the country's land area is in the cold, not many outstanding players are willing to play in such a place. So their level of football has not been very high.

However, the performance of Zenit St. Petersburg, which is in Group C this season, is shattering, and the team that is a fish belly in the eyes of the people, and the team that sends points actually defeated AC Milan of Serie A 1:0 at home in the first round of the group stage.

People have sighed that the Champions League is really not an empty talk, no matter how weak the team can stand out from their respective leagues, no matter how many brushes will be there.

Of course, when you talk about Zenit St. Petersburg, or when you talk about the Russian team, you have to talk about their weather.

Because of the unique position and location. So most of the cities in Russia are shrouded in severe cold, the coldest places can even reach a minimum temperature of more than ten degrees below zero, and the night is even more frighteningly cold, there was a video circulating on the Internet, a Russian man urinated outside an empty house at night, and the urine on the ground, in less than a minute, has condensed into ice crystals.

This is what really happened.

It can be seen from this that the cold in Russia has reached a certain extent.

And now. The Atletico Madrid players took advantage of the cold weather.

Although the coaches asked the players to prepare for the cold and bring more clothes when they came, the club also prepared a lot of cold items for the team. However, when they set their feet on the soil of Peterborough, the Atletico players were still frozen by the weather here.

It's October, and it's still sunny in most parts of Europe. The autumn breeze is lazy, and in the Iberian Peninsula it is like spring, warm and warm.

But in Petersburg, Russia. Winter had already arrived early, the winds were bitterly cold in Siberia, and unfortunately, no sooner had Atletico Madrid arrived in the city, it began to snow in Petersburg.

The sky is sprinkled with snowflakes like goose feathers, decorating the city with silver, and as far as the eye can see, a silver-white world is magnificent.

However, the Atletico players did not have the heart to enjoy such a snowy scene, and the players curled up in the car, even if the car was heated, everyone was still cold and their noses were red, and many people sneezed repeatedly while wiping their noses with paper.

Even Qin Shou, who has always been perverted in physical fitness, couldn't bear the weather a little, so he asked for a thick cold-proof suit and put it on his body, so he felt the temperature in his body.

Qin Shou had a feeling, if he hadn't put his hand into his chest and could feel his own temperature, in such a silver-white world, Qin Shou would probably really think that he was just a snowman in the snow.

"Damn it! Ahh True...... It's cold! ”

"How can there be such a cold place, I feel like I'm about to freeze into a popsicle! It still hasn't gotten out of the bus, and if it does, oh my God, I can't imagine it......"

"I can't imagine that we would come to a place like this for a football match! Ahh ”

"It's estimated that you will be directly cold to death when you go out, how can you still compete?"

The players sniffled and complained.

It's no wonder that the players have such a big complaint, in such a desperately cold weather, it already takes a lot of courage to get out of the car, wearing shorts and shorts to play, don't be funny, it is better to freeze people into popsicles and throw them on the court more directly and effectively.

Qin Shou finally understood why AC Milan lost to Zenit St. Petersburg away from home, presumably in the face of such a "natural disaster", it is estimated that AC Milan's players will not be able to focus on the game - I'm afraid even if they focus, it is useless, the Russian team has ******** to play in such weather, and AC Milan can only hehe.

Simeone also frowned, nestled in the seat in the front row and didn't look at it.

In fact, he didn't know what to say, and even he felt his head swell up when playing in such a ghost weather, let alone the players.

It is worth mentioning that after getting off the plane, Simeone had signs of a cold, and after getting on the bus sent by the Zenit team, Simeone was already dizzy, and he did not fall asleep at the moment, it can only be said that he was determined.

Amid the players' complaints, the bus finally drove to the hotel where Atletico Madrid was staying. The players rushed out of the car in droves, almost as fast as they could in their lives.

Not to mention theirs, the coaches and staff who came with the team also seemed to flee. Rushing into the warm hotel.

Faced with such a situation, Simeone could only smile helplessly, he casually explained to his assistant, and also returned to the room to rest.

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Before the Champions League group match began, there were already a lot of difficult signs, harsh weather, the players were not adapted to such weather, and it could even be said that they were cowering, and the manager suffered from a cold......

Suffice it to say, the game hasn't started yet. It's already difficult.

The bad news is not over, on the first day of the game, because of discomfort, many of the main players in the team have more or less some cold symptoms, and Godin and Falcao have a high fever.

The situation can only be described as terrible.

On match day, Simeone had to bring on Adrian and Silvio to replace Falcao and Godin in the starting line-up.

And the weather was still the same as when they came, the sky was covered with goose feathers and snow, and the cold wind that drifted across the stadium seemed to freeze people's bones to pieces.

In fact, because of the heavy snowfall. The game had been pushed back two hours, and the staff at Petrovsky Stadium had scrambling to remove the snow from the field, and the snow was still falling. The conditions of the site were terrible.

Before stepping onto the pitch, the Atletico players spent more than an hour warming up, but when they came out, there were still people who were cringe. As soon as they stepped onto the pitch, the cold wind made them want to turn around and flee into the locker room.

In such a situation, it is strange that the players of Atletico Madrid still have the heart to focus on the game. They all cringed a little as they ran on the court. The situation did not improve until more than ten minutes, when the players gradually warmed up.

The gradual warmth of their bodies did not allow them to play this game well, and there were slippery grass with ice crystals and potholed snow...... Such field conditions have brought serious challenges to Atletico's attack and defense.

Zenit St. Petersburg, playing at home, was also tough, but they were familiar with the weather, so they played a little more methodically in attack and defense than against Atletico Madrid.

Neither team scored in the first half - this is nonsense, Atletico Madrid are completely chaotic on the pitch, they don't have to worry about how to attack or defend for the time being, they are more thinking about how to keep their running self from slipping under such conditions.

Zenit did have a few dangerous attacks, and their adaptability was significantly stronger than that of Atletico, so they naturally had a lot of advantages.

In the second half, under Qin Shou's example, Atletico gradually stabilized defensively. However, in terms of offense, they still don't have a good solution. La Liga teams are known for their skills, but in such a venue, as long as they dare to make extra moves, they will immediately fall.

Qin Shou's wild running with the ball didn't work anymore - he tried to dribble forward a few times, without exception, either he fell, or his strength was wrong, and he lost the ball.

Zenit kicked the ball towards Atletico Madrid in the second half, trying to create chaos and then win in chaos.

However, Simeone also understood that the weather would not be able to play normally, so in the second half he simply let the team set up a bus in front of the goal.

He has given up on winning this game, and it will not be easy to walk away with a draw.

Only now did he really understand how AC Milan felt - the ghost weather here, and it was really impossible to play!

Because of the tactics of the whole Atletico Madrid team swinging the bus around the half, the Zenit team did not break through Atletico Madrid's goal in the end.

In the end, the match ended in a 0:0 draw.

After picking up a point, the whole Atletico Madrid team left the city that made them cold to the point of despair overnight.

I believe that with this experience, if it is not necessary, this group of players will not want to come here to play again.

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The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, and playing football is also giving New Year's greetings to friends in advance. Because there have been more and more socializing recently, I am afraid that I will be too busy to forget to greet my friends in two days, and now I want to say a happy Spring Festival to all friends, and my wishes come true, ha, Wishing you prosperity, get the tickets! (To be continued.) )