When Glory slotted the ball into the goal with his head, there was a deafening cheer at Wembley Stadium, all from the City fans.

"It's incredible! This is the third time Wembley Stadium has witnessed Young's hat-trick! John Mortensen shouted loudly, raising his voice. The first time was in the FA Cup final, when Rong had only been in Manchester City for a season, and in the FA Cup final, he scored a hat-trick with a free-kick, all three of which were scored from free-kicks, and with this he helped Manchester City beat their rivals Manchester United and won the FA Cup. Then came the Champions League final, and it was also in this stadium that his hat-trick helped Manchester City beat Barcelona, and Manchester City lifted the Champions League trophy for the first time in their history! And now, the League Cup final, for the third time! I think Wing must have enjoyed playing at this stadium very much! ”

"You're really ...... to say that," said Alan Hansen. Wing has scored nine goals at Wembley Stadium and he's played just three games here......"

"There are still 45 minutes left, but I think it's over. Before the game, few favoured Stoke City to beat Manchester City. I don't think it's discrimination, that's a fact that everybody knows. Stoke City will be able to recover the score in the second half...... Wing is on the verge of winning the first League Cup of his career! ”

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The first half was over less than two minutes after Glory's goal.

The camera lens quickly locked on the close-up to Glory.

He turned and walked off the field with a smile on his face, and he could see that he was in a good mood.

After the start of the second half, Glory played only 15 minutes before being replaced by Benitez.

This may be the earliest time that Rong Guang has been substituted without injury.

However, Glory did not express any dissatisfaction.

This is actually what Benitez negotiated with him, let him start, let him return to China to play, but he can't play the whole game in this League Cup final, and it is up to Benitez to decide when he will be replaced.

Glory agreed.

That's why he scored three goals in the first half - he didn't think Benitez could have replaced himself in the first half, right?

He has at least 45 minutes to score without recklessness.

Now that he has completed his hat-trick and helped Manchester City seal the League Cup title on his own, there is nothing to be reluctant to be replaced.

He happily accepted the decision.

Before the pitch, he waved to the City fans in the stands, shook hands with Rafael Benitez and high-fived the substitutes on the bench – it looked like he was celebrating the title in advance.

This practice of Glory may cause displeasure among some people, especially those who are already unhappy with Manchester City or Glory.

But Glory doesn't care what these people think.

After the glorious end, Manchester City did not relax.

In the 71st minute, Ibrahimovic scored the fourth goal for City with a long-range shot.

Stoke City has no intention of resisting.

Manchester City, on the other hand, went crazy.

In the 76th minute, five minutes after Ibrahimovic's goal, Kaka chested the ball in the box and fired a direct volley into the Stoke City goal for the fifth time.

In the 88th minute, Manchester City scored again, this time by substitute Gareth Barry.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Stoke City with a score of 6-0 to win the League Cup.

So far, Rafael Benitez's Manchester City have almost achieved the Grand Slam of honour – the Premier League, Community Shield, League Cup, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Champions League and Club World Cup.

The reason why they say "almost" is because they still haven't won the Europa League.

However, with City's current form and results, it is almost impossible for them to win the Europa League - they are not eligible for the Europa League...... They can only play in the Champions League!

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At the Carabao Cup award ceremony, he finally made up for the glory of holding the League Cup high with the captain's armband. In his first season with Manchester City, he played in the Carabao Cup for the first time and was knocked out of the competition after just one game. Since then, the League Cup has been stuck in the throat of glory like a thorn.

Although others think that the League Cup is a chicken rib, with insufficient gold content, it is not worth pursuing.

But Rongguang doesn't see it that way, as long as he participates in the competition and has a championship, then he will definitely strive for it.

Because one of the most important goals of participating in competitions is to win championships.

After all, winning a championship doesn't prove that you're the best player in the world, but it's at least one of the best.

If, according to some people, champions are not important, then why do competitive sports still have champions, gold medals, trophies? Everyone gives a silver medal, and the first place is always vacant, isn't it?

So in fact, the championship is very important, and it can even be said to be the foundation and soul of competitive sports. Without champions, competitive sports don't even have a foundation, and they can't survive at all, let alone develop.

If you include the Community Shield, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup at the start of the season, City have won four titles this season. With the remaining three titles in place, Manchester City also have hopes of competing for them.

If they can all win the championship in the end, Manchester City will become an unprecedented "seven crowns", which is one more than the "six crowns" that Barcelona once created!

The whole Manchester City squad will return to Manchester from London with the Carabao Cup the next day, and they will be greeted by cheers and waving arms from countless City fans.

But there will be no glory in this scene.

He is always busy and will miss all kinds of championship celebrations. For example, after the Chinese team won the Asian Cup championship in history, Rongguang did not return to China with the team to enjoy the cheers of the Chinese fans.

This time, he didn't hear the cheers of the City fans either.

After coming out of Wembley Stadium, he didn't even get on the same bus as his teammates, and instead of following the team back to the hotel, he took a Mercedes-Benz van and went straight to Heathrow Airport.

There, Mansour's private jet for him was already parked on the tarmac and ready to take off whenever he arrived.

Rongguang will sleep on the plane, and when he opens his eyes, he will have arrived in Guangzhou, China.

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In China, the news that Rongguang will be back to participate in the last 20 matches has long been spread, and everyone is looking forward to it.

There is no suspense about the outcome of this game, and the Chinese team has already advanced to the top 10 in advance.

But being able to see Glory playing football with their own eyes is still the wish of many Chinese fans.

So although the game was played in Guangzhou, the fans were all from all over the country.

Now the Chinese team's competition has become a sweet spot, and various cities are vying to hold it. Not only are there commercial considerations, but also the willingness of local football associations and fan organizations is also an important reason.

The home venue for the top 20 has long been decided.

Kunming, Guangzhou, Changsha.

But now that the Chinese team has broken into the top 10 matches, the home host city of the top 10 matches has become the target of everyone's scramble.

At present, in addition to Kunming, Guangzhou and Changsha, the three cities that have already hosted the top 20 competitions, they intend to continue to host the top 10 competitions, as well as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Chengdu, Wuhan, Nanjing, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Chongqing and Hangzhou...... Many cities have submitted requests to the Chinese Football Association to bid for the top 10 matches.

All of a sudden, China's football environment became hot.

Something seems to have been triggered in advance.

Originally, everyone thought that at least after the next national leader took office, the atmosphere of Chinese football would improve, after all, it is said that the next head is a football fan......

But the current situation is actually a good thing.

Although the government has not yet intervened, it is only the reaction of fans and the market, but it has laid a certain foundation for future development.

When the government begins to fully intervene, China's football development may enter the fast lane.

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Now that the Chinese team has advanced from the top 20 to the top 10 in advance, it doesn't matter if the Chinese team wins or loses in the last game.

Gao Hongbo also knew very well, so although Rongguang traveled all the way back to China to participate in the competition, he didn't plan to let Rongguang play the whole game.

In this game, Rong Guang still started, but he will be replaced in the middle of the game.

Gao Hongbo made this clear to Rongguang before the game.

Rong Guang did not object, but he had one request, that is, he could not be substituted earlier than the seventieth minute of the game.

In other words, before seventy minutes, Gao Hongbo could not replace him.

Gao Hongbo did not object, and the two sides reached a gentleman's agreement.

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In this match between the Chinese team and Jordan, Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium was full.

At the beginning, everyone was worried that after the Chinese team advanced early, Rongguang would not come back to participate in the competition, so they were still a little hesitant to buy tickets. Later, news came out that Rongguang would definitely return to China to participate in this game, even if he would not play the whole game, but it would definitely not be less than forty-five minutes.

Next, the reporter went to interview Rongguang, who was still in Manchester at the time, also confirmed the rumor, he would indeed return to China to participate in the game, but he didn't know how long he would play.

But that's enough.

For Chinese fans, as long as Rongguang can come back to play, it will be enough.

All the tickets for the tournament were sold out in a very short period of time, and even if some tickets with bad positions were sold by scalpers at a higher price, there were dozens of people grabbing an average ticket.

So when the game began, the entire Tianhe Stadium was crowded with red, making the Jordanians think that they had come to the Red Sea......