Chapter 926 - It Feels Good
In the first half, Manchester City led Celtic 2-1 thanks to goals from Glory and Berbatov.
In the second half, the two sides changed places, and Celtic regained their fighting spirit after 15 minutes of half-time adjustments, while the Celtic fans in the stands cheered loudly for their team again.
But once again, the glory quieted them.
In the opening five minutes, Manchester City took advantage of Celtic's pressure to attack and broke the ball at the back to play a counter-attack.
Rongguang ran more than 40 meters with the ball, until he reached the penalty area, and then deducted the attacking goalkeeper Bolush and shot the football into the empty goal.
3:1!
The Celtic Park stadium was quiet again, and the home fans no longer knew what to do.
This glory is simply their nemesis, and when they are finally happy, he comes out to spoil their good mood......
It was like that in the first half, it was still like that in the second half!
Glory's brilliance deprived Celtic of much of their fighting spirit and motivation as they feared they would concede goals if they continued to attack.
Even if they were able to score another goal to close the gap to a single goal, the Glory could have opened up the gap again after a minute......
It's a game like this that makes people feel desperate when you think about it, let alone kick it.
The Celtics are out of spirit.
Anyway, it's not an "old-fashioned" derby against Rangers, the infidels dare to score, they dare to fight back, it's really endless.
Play against Manchester City...... It's really unnecessary......
After Celtic lost their fighting spirit, Manchester City's side slowed down.
It's hard work for them to come to this away game just after the league game.
Benitez began to make substitutions.
Replaced Robinho and brought on Martin Petrov.
Ten minutes later, he replaced Hamann and brought on Matuidi, who had just joined the club, to form a barrier in midfield with Gareth Barry.
The last substitution was used up in the 82nd minute, replacing Sneijder and bringing on Elano.
But no matter who he replaces, the glory is always immovable.
Glory on the field, you can guarantee that the Celtics will never have the fighting spirit, if the glory is replaced, will the Celtics' careful thinking be alive again?
Anyway, Glory's physical fitness is absolutely no problem, and he can play the whole game for the whole season.
There is no need to worry that he can't run.
Benitez's only concern may be Glory's injury......
But now it seems that the Celtics are out of fighting spirit, and the kicks are not as fierce as before, and it is safe for Glory to stay on the court.
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In the end, Manchester City beat Celtic 3-1 away to take the lead in the two-legged qualifying round.
In fact, it is not only the opportunity to take the lead, but also the ability that Manchester City showed in this game, and considering that the second leg is Manchester City's home stadium, it can already be announced in advance that Manchester City has qualified for the main competition......
After the game against Celtic, Manchester City left Scotland early the next morning and returned to Manchester.
They are preparing for the third round of the league in three days' time – their home game against Everton has been postponed to March 24 due to Champions League qualification and league rivals Everton playing the Europa League.
So now Manchester City have one game less than the rest of their opponents.
In the league standings, after the first round of the league, they are in second place. However, now because of the number of games played less than other teams, the league ranking has slipped to seventh.
Three days later, Manchester City finally waited for their first home game of the new season.
The match left Manchester City Stadium packed, with barely empty seats in the 48,000-seat stands.
For the first home game of the new season, Manchester City fans have given great enthusiasm.
The confidence given to Manchester City in the second half of last season, coupled with the team's FA Cup, Community Shield, and Champions League qualifying, are all factors that attract Manchester City fans to come and watch the game.
The other is the star effect.
Glory is naturally a favourite among Manchester City fans, and Sneijder, who has just joined the team this season, has won the support of many Manchester City fans.
And then there's Layton Barnes.
To be able to see so many stars playing in one team, Manchester City fans have to thank the Abu Dhabi consortium for the money they have put in, without which it would have been impossible for Manchester City to buy so many stars. Without these stars, the strength of the team will never go up, after all, they can't rely on glory all the time.
After Sneijder joined, everyone could see that the burden on Glory's shoulders was much lighter, and his performance was better.
Everyone is looking forward to Manchester City's performance in the league and Champions League this season.
Amid the singing and cheers of the Manchester City fans, Manchester City beat Wolves 1-0 at home.
The only goal for Manchester City was glory again.
The assist for Glory was Matuidi, who started the game.
Matuidi returned a through ball after cutting off a Wolves through ball in midfield.
He passed the football straight to Glory.
The next thing is simple, Rong Guang relied on speed to rush forward, into the penalty area, in the face of the attacking goalkeeper made a strong volley action, the deceived Wolves goalkeeper fell to the ground to save, but he toe a pick, came to a spoon to shoot, the football fell into the empty goal behind the goalkeeper without suspense.
There was a huge cheer at the Manchester City Stadium, and everyone chanted the name of Glory.
Matuidi also looked excited, he didn't expect to make his first start for Manchester City and get an assist himself......
The pass just now, in fact, he passed a little hastily, after he broke the ball, he thought about passing the football to the front, but how to pass it, he didn't have a very clear idea, anyway, just pass the football to the front.
If this ball is picked up by someone else, it may not be able to catch it at all.
Only Rong Guang can rely on his speed to catch up with the big football, and finally shoot the football into the goal......
That's how Matuidi got his first assist for Manchester City.
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After three league games, Manchester City, who have played one game less, are still in seventh place with six points.
Next up is Manchester City's host Celtic.
After this game, if Manchester City can make it to the Champions League main game, manager Rafael Benitez and Manchester City president Fassim will have to travel to Monaco to attend the Champions League group stage draw there.
This will be the first time in 39 years that Manchester City will appear on the Champions League stage. It is also interesting to see which group they will be placed in in the end.
There is no suspense in the home game against Celtic.
On the evening of August 26, Manchester City defeated Celtic 2-0 in the cheers of 45,000 Manchester City fans, eliminated the opponent with an aggregate score of 5:1, and entered the Champions League main match!
By the time the referee blew the full-time whistle, the Manchester City Stadium had turned into a sea of joy.
In fact, when City scored the first goal, the fans began to sing and cheer.
Because they know that Manchester City, who are leading 4-1, will never let Celtic turn the tables at home, and they have actually broken into the main game.
For the rest of the game, the Manchester City fans cheered for the city in a different way, singing songs written for the Manchester City players one by one, waiting for the big celebrations to start after the game.
"It's over! Manchester City eliminated Celtic 5-1! They've made it to the race! Qualified for the group stage of the Champions League! At this point, Manchester City can be regarded as truly back in the Champions League! ”
John Mortenson exclaimed excitedly.
"Congratulations! After a year and a half away from the Champions League, he's back! Every Champions League night, we are no longer lonely, what kind of performance can we have on the stage of the highest level of European football? Let's wait and see! He Ping, the Chinese commentator, was also very happy.
After the game, countless reporters blocked the glory in the mixed zone.
"Last time, you said you would wait until the team actually reached the Champions League to answer our question about how it would be like to be back in the Champions League, so now you can say it, Jung?"
When the reporter asked this question, all the microphones reached out to Rongguang's mouth, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Glory also scored a goal in this game, he is the biggest contributor to Manchester City's ability to break into the Champions League - if it weren't for him last season, Manchester City did not even qualify for the Champions League qualification, and in the new season, it was Glory who just conceded a goal, and immediately equalized to stabilize the morale of the army, and also opened the door to the Champions League for Manchester City.
Rongguang looked down at the microphones, then looked up and smiled and said to the reporters, "It feels good!" ”
The reporters also waited for Rongguang to continue with smiles on their faces, so when Rongguang finished saying this, the scene fell into silence. It took a few seconds for everyone to react - that was all the answer from Glory!
After a year and a half, after eight months of serious injury, he returned to the Champions League, the stage where he once made a name for himself and achieved the pinnacle......
How could everyone let him go so lightly?
A reporter asked: "It's too short, right?" It's too short-lived, isn't it? ”
Immediately, a reporter followed suit: "That's it!" Say more, say more! ”
Rongguang looked at everyone, a little embarrassed, he scratched his head, and then said, "Feeling...... Very good! ”
Then there was another silence between the two sides......
Journalists are going to vomit blood!
"Rong, we can't ...... like this"
Rong Guang spread his hands: "I do have this idea, you want me to say something else, I don't have it in my head." It just feels good, and it feels good to be back on a familiar stage, that's all. ”
He was still very aggrieved.
The journalists surrendered and had to let him go.
Then they began to chew on this sentence of glory, to see if they could make something out of such a simple sentence......