The heavy snow in St. Petersburg stopped until the early morning of the race day, but the wind did not stop, but continued to blow.

The temperature is dropping further.

In this situation, European bookmakers have adjusted the odds for this match, Manchester City are not favorites, and Zenit St. Petersburg is the favorite to win.

"Snow and ice, low temperatures of more than minus 20 degrees, and artificial turf...... I think UEFA should ban teams in the north of Russia from hosting Champions League and Europa League matches after October 1, because the weather is completely unsuitable for outdoor sports! In this case, the game is a double torture for the players, both physically and psychologically! ”

The media in England complained before the game.

In response, the Russian media said that the British were really pampered.

"Who said that winter in Russia is not suitable for outdoor sports?"

At the top of this sentence is a photo, in the stadium stands, a group of **** Zenit St. Petersburg fans with their upper bodies are waving the Zenit flag and cheering for the team.

Such a scene can occur in the home stands of any team.

But unlike those places, there is also goose feather snow in the photos!

Even in the coldest winter, Russian fans dare to **** their upper body to cheer for their team!

You don't see this on the pitch anywhere else......

The Russian media ridiculed the pampering of the English only with fans.

The most common question asked by Manchester City's players in their pre-match interviews was whether the weather would be an important factor in their performance.

Such questions were thrown at Benitez by reporters at the pre-match press conference.

"The weather does have an impact on us." Benitez honestly admits to the weather. "But we've been here for half a week, and I think we're getting used to it a bit."

Other Manchester City players were also surprised by the harsh weather in St. Petersburg when they were interviewed.

Only two people, Glory and Ibrahimovic, have different answers.

"The weather is not the difference between winning and losing." Rong Guang said lightly in an indifferent tone. "Football is a game where we play on the pitch."

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

"No, it won't." Rongguang shook his head and said very categorically.

Journalists wondered where the glory came from, the self-confidence completely ignored the laws of nature, and opened their mouths to say that the weather would not affect the performance......

But they didn't continue to ask, and it was not interesting to continue to discuss this question, and in the end it must have become a circle of reporters saying "it will affect, it will have a great impact", while Rongguang shook his head and firmly denied the endless cycle of "no, it will not affect".

Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, was dismissive of the fact that journalists were so concerned about the weather: "I'm a Swede!" ”

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

However, Ibrahimovic is not a Stockholmer, but a Malmön. He was born in Malmö, a city far further south than Stockholm, across the sea from Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and almost at the same latitude as Moscow, the capital of Russia.

Although the winter is also cold, it is still a bit different from St. Petersburg.

At least in Malmö there are no polar nights in winter, but in St. Petersburg there are.

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

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

The Russian media expressed disdain for this - if they continue to be hard-mouthed, then wait until the time of the game, and let the cold teach them to behave!

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

The TV broadcast cut some shots of the St. Petersburg fans in the stands, so everyone really saw the photo in the Russian newspaper - a group of St. Petersburg Zenit fans **** the upper body, their chests with huge letters written on them, a group of people formed a human-shaped screen, the letters on it spelled together are the slogan to cheer for St. Petersburg Zenit.

Although it was no longer snowing, the wind was still strong, as evidenced by the signs and flags waving on the pitch.

This sent shudders to the Manchester City fans who sat in front of the TV to watch the game, and even though they were thousands of kilometers away from the TV screen, they couldn't help but shudder when they saw the half-naked Russian fans......

It's cold to feel cold even at home in such cold weather, and with City's players playing against fierce opponents in such conditions, it's really hard for them to maintain any confidence in City's prospects for this Champions League game.

Anyway, Manchester City now has seven points from two wins and one draw, which is a lot ahead in terms of points, and it should not be difficult to qualify from the group. Therefore, many Manchester City fans feel that Manchester City only needs not to lose in this game, and if the away team can play a draw and get a point, it will be considered a victory. The most important thing is not the result of the game, but the players not to get injured in such bad weather and field conditions.

Once you get injured, it's not just about the one or two games.

If you don't do it, it will make Manchester City's current good form and shape go up in smoke.

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

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When the referee blew the whistle and announced the start of the game, there was a huge cheer in the Petrovsky Stadium, which was made by the fans of Zenit St. Petersburg.

They are all hoping that the team will be able to take Manchester City at home and give them a taste of the first defeat of the season.

In their opinion, the odds of Zenit St. Petersburg winning are very good, if not 100 percent, but 90 percent.

It's almost impossible for Manchester City to get out of Petrovsky Stadium alive!

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

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

And Manchester City's number one star, Glory, fell twice when he was in possession of the ball on the field, which was a fall without physical confrontation at all.

Every time Glory fell, the Zenit St. Petersburg fans in the stands let out a burst of schadenfreude laughter.

They would love to see a team like Manchester City look unbearable!

Say that the weather will definitely not affect the play?

You're just a dead duck with a hard mouth!

In the fifteenth minute, Rongguang received a pass from his teammate again, and at this time, he was about thirty-five meters away from the goal.

There was a burst of boos from the Zenit St. Petersburg fans in the stands, and everyone waited to see the glory once again.

Glory turned around, because it was still too far from the goal, and because of the field, there were no players from Zenit St. Petersburg who came up to defend him at the first time.

The player from Zenit St. Petersburg, who is closest to him, also has about five meters.

He's going to fall anyway, because he's not used to the weather and venue like this at all!

That's what the Zenit St. Petersburg player had in mind.

Next, he saw that the turned glory picked up his right leg, which was not the kind of kick-picking preparation to pass the ball, judging from this action...... It's more like a prep before shooting!

Then, before the Zenit St. Petersburg player could react, Rong Guang's raised right leg had already been pulled again, and the straight right instep kicked the football head-on!

With a bang, a splash of water splashed from the ball.

The soccer ball roared towards the goal!

No one expected that Glory would get up directly from such a distance, and it was still on the spot without running!

St. Petersburg Zenit goalkeeper Malafeev hesitated when he saw Rongguang's shot, thinking that it was so far away to exert force on the spot, and Rongguang's shot might not have any quality at all, but after a quarter of a second, his eyes widened, and then he hurriedly rose into the air, stretched out his arm, and pounced on the football.

Because he has seen that the football has become a lot bigger in an instant, and it is coming towards the goal!

Although Malafeyev's reaction was fast enough, the ball shot by Glory was faster!

Glory poured almost all the strength of his body into the football, and the football flew in front of the goal in an instant!

Then he flew past Malafeev and rushed into the goal without hindrance!

Ball! Enter! Finish!

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"ROOOO......" John Mortensen was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the football had really scored, and then it exploded. ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL！！ The ball is in! The ball is in! The ball is in! Wing broke the deadlock with a super long-range shot and opened the scoring for Manchester City! This is really unexpected! In the first ten minutes of the game, Manchester City, who were at a disadvantage, was so ahead! This is a complete embodiment of Rong's personal ability! ”

"The field is slippery, and the discomfort with the artificial turf is indeed a problem, but Rong quickly adjusted the way he played, since the field is not suitable for dribbling, then shoot from a distance!" Alain Hansen analyzed excitedly from the side. "But to be able to shoot a football into it so far, I have to say that Rong is really a daring artist!"

In front of the TV, the Manchester City fans all jumped up, cheering and screaming.

On the contrary, the Zenit St. Petersburg fans in the stands, who had been a little noisy before, were all stunned, staring at the stadium in amazement, unable to believe their eyes.

Manchester City was so wolf before, and the glory was even more wolfless, how could it be transformed into Superman in one second? At such a distance, if you exert force on the spot, you can directly blast the football into the goal?!

What the heck!