greenery is king

Chapter 878 Cold
After the team returned to the residence, Nanshan said goodbye, and Schalke also checked into the hotel, and everything settled down.

Magath did not hold a preparatory meeting right away. He also wanted to learn more about the opponent's final absolute. Although Schalke's midfield rapid play has taken shape, it is also a long-known one. They have long been public enemies in Europe, and they have been thoroughly studied, so he must learn more about Milan as soon as possible.

But the problem is that after watching a few Milan games, he found that Milan's current style of play is very weird, as if they are relying on the personal ability of their own players to play football, but it would be nonsense to say that they have no actual style of play, after all they His fighting ability is amazing.

At this time, the assistant coach also walked in, with a helpless expression on his face, "Boss, San Siro has written back to us. They have a power outage tonight, so they can't provide us with infield training, but they are willing to give us Provide an indoor training ground.”

Magath snorted, he had thought of this situation a long time ago, so he didn't say anything special, "Oh, since this is the case, let's have dinner first, and then go there for warm-up training after dinner That's it. Most of the players on our team have experience playing here, and it won't affect us a lot if we don't open the home court, so that's it."

"Okay, shall we still watch the Champions League game tonight?"

"Look, of course we have to watch. We need to know the ability of every potential opponent. I watched the video of Milan's game. They have been using their personal ability to compete. There is really no good way for this kind of team. They are head-to-head, so after watching the game, they will hold a preparatory meeting, tell the players that they will only train for one hour this afternoon, and do not cooperate in tactics, and then watch the game individually, and then gather in the conference room."

The training was not blocked at all. There were already at least [-] journalists who surrounded the venue. They had not only cameras but also video recorders in their hands. It was clear that they did not want Schalke to train well. I was prepared, so I just packed up and went back to the hotel after simply practicing my physical fitness. The local media in Milan didn't think there was anything wrong. The people of Milan are a little strange. Could it be that Ai Huan doesn't want to play?

That night, the first game of the Champions League began. This was Zenit St. Petersburg's home game against Benfica. This was also the first European battle between the two teams.In the group stage of this season, Zenit met Porto, also from the Portuguese Super League, with a record of one win and one draw. The team remained unbeaten against the Portuguese team at home in the European war.Kanennikov, who joined Zenit in the winter window, started the game, and goalkeeper Zhevnov replaced the injured Malafeyev.

Benfica has reached the knockout round for the first time since the 2005-06 season. The last time it was a guest in Russia was in the UEFA Cup in the 2004-05 season, losing [-]-[-] to CSKA Moscow.Interestingly, Benfica didn't have a single Portuguese player in their starting line-up, even fewer than rival Zenit, which also had only one Russian player.

The local temperature was only minus [-] degrees Celsius. After the start, the players of both sides couldn't let go of their hands and feet in the severe cold, and they played very ugly.

No. In the 16th minute, Rodrigo was tackled by Bruno Alves, received treatment with a painful expression, and was transported out of the field by a stretcher, but Benfica, who were fighting with ten players, took the lead with their first shot.Cardoso took a left-footed free kick 25 meters from the right and hit the close corner. The ball bounced in front of the goalkeeper. Zhevnov barely fell to the ground and blocked it, but Maxi Pereira scored in front of the goal. Benfica All 33 official games this season have scored.

The home team quickly counterattacked after losing the ball. After 1 minute, a corner kick created chaos. Kerzakov volleyed in front of the goal and was blocked by Maxi Pereira. No. In 207 minutes, Hu Boqian made a pass from the left. Shirokov did not wait for the ball to land, and volleyed into the far corner 12 meters from the front point. Zenit tied the score.

In the following games, the severe cold became the protagonist, and the players on both sides played very hard.Magath couldn't help shaking his head again and again. He was also thinking about what would happen if his team went to play in Russia, but the severe cold was really difficult to control.

Veteran Shemak replaced Ziryanov in the second half. In 7 minutes, Gaitan steals the ball from the right and cuts the ball from a small angle to the far post. No.605 minutes Kerzakov left oblique shot wide of the far post. No. In the 608th minute, Xie Mark hit high from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area.

After all, Zenit is playing at home, and they overtook the score in the No.701 minute.Kerzakov made a volley pass with his heel on the right baseline, and Bystrov volleyed directly to the middle. Shemak slammed his back and heel into the lower left corner in front of the goal, and the score became [-]-[-].

No. 807 minutes, Hu Boqian made a clearance. Gaitan made a half-volley push with his left foot in front of the goal. Goalkeeper Zhevnov accidentally released it. Cardoso made a supplementary shot into the net.

However, 1 minute later, Maxi Pereira made a mistake in front of the goal. Shirokov stole the ball and waded through the goalkeeper Artur. He pushed a shot from a small angle on the right into the near corner, and the score was fixed at [-] to [-]. This is also Shirokov Husband's fifth goal in the Champions League this season.

Magath's face is full of regrets. It seems that he very much hopes that Benfica can beat the opponent, but this ending is also very good. After all, Benfica scored two goals in the away game, which is already the best result.

"What's the matter, boss, do you think our next opponent will be them?" Ai Huan asked.

Magath shook his head, "It's hard to say, I think UEFA will let us face the toughest opponent, the weather in Russia is so bad, I'm worried that if Zenit really enters the quarter-finals, we will be sent to Russia .”

"What's the matter?" Ai Huan rolled his eyes, "It's also March, and the temperature in Russia is no matter how low it is, not to mention the winter in Germany is not easy. Have we ever been afraid of anyone?"

"By the way, your China is so big that it is said that it spans several time zones. What is the climate in your hometown?"

"It's okay." Ai fantasized, "The coldest time in winter is minus ten degrees, but the wind is relatively strong, and it's all bone-chilling wind, so the people who come out of us will have nothing to do in ordinary cold places. A special reaction." Ai Huan replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Magath couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, as long as Ai Huan has no influence, it doesn't matter.

(End of this chapter)