Chapter 1008: Fear of Being Dominated by Bruno

Faced with Manchester United's pressing, Real Madrid found it difficult to organize an effective attack. Whether it was Modric, Toni Kroos, or Casemiro, they all looked embarrassed in the face of Manchester United's crazy rush.

In this game, Ancelotti sent out the world-famous ceremonial three midfielders in the midfield, just wanting to compete with Manchester United in the midfield.

The result now seems to be not very effective. Under Manchester United's rush, Real Madrid's midfield is still out of control.

Manchester United's performance made many people realize that perhaps the rumors before the game that Manchester United's main lineup was in very poor physical condition were not true. Or even if it was true, after a week of rest, these main players of Manchester United have recovered their physical fitness and may even be stronger than usual!

Under such circumstances, Real Madrid's goal may have to be adjusted from defeating Manchester United away to maintaining the score of 1:2 until the end of the game.

When the Spanish commentator realized that Manchester United was in good form, he said: "Perhaps Ancelotti should be thinking about defense instead of scoring goals at this time. If we continue to attack like this, what if we lose more goals? The score of 1:2 is not a very bad result. It can keep the suspense of the second round. To some extent, it even gives Real Madrid a slight advantage..."

For many teams, when playing away games, a score of 1:2 is the same as winning the game.

But Ancelotti did not do so. He stood on the sidelines and had no intention of making any adjustments. Instead, he let the two teams on the field attack each other.

Perhaps in his opinion, admitting defeat voluntarily is more terrifying than losing the game by a large margin.

And he believes that his team may not lose by a large margin!

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Lineker was very happy with Manchester United's performance. He said: "Although I don't know why, this Manchester United now feels familiar and happy. This is the Manchester United we like! Their offense is passionate and threatening! This is a blessing for Manchester United fans, because in the final sprint of the season, they will continue to see that Manchester United team with explosive combat effectiveness!"

Relying on abundant physical strength and excellent running ability, Manchester United gained the upper hand, launched many attacks and threatened Real Madrid's goal.

This series of attacks made Real Madrid's defense exhausted. In such a situation, the defenders have lost their calm judgment, and more often than not, they can only rely on physical instincts to defend.

Bruno passed the ball continuously in the midfield, relying on constant passes to mobilize Real Madrid players to run around and make them run around exhausted.

Then he passed the ball to Greenwood, who relied on his personal technical advantage to break through Ferland Mendy and pass the ball.

However, his cross was headed out by Varane.

The headed football fell next to Bruno. Bruno used his foot to take the football down from the air. At this time, Casemiro also rushed up.

Facing the oncoming Casemiro, Bruno swung his ball back and made as if to shoot directly with great force.

Casemiro had no time to think at this time, and he jumped up and blocked with his back as a conditioned reflex.

As a result, when he turned his back to Bruno, he didn't see that Bruno didn't shoot with his foot, but instead dribbled the ball to the left and towards the middle!

At this time, Casemiro was in the air, and even if he saw Bruno's series of actions, he could do nothing.

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Bruno easily dodged Casemiro and caught up with the ball. This time, he swung his right foot again.

After dodging Casemiro with a feint, this long shot should be real, right?

This is what many people think, such as Real Madrid's other midfielder Toni Kroos. The German rushed forward and tried to block Bruno's shot with his body.

But this time he learned his lesson. Instead of turning his back to Bruno like Casemiro, he kept facing Bruno, intending to use his chest to block Bruno's shot.

At the same time, Alaba, Varane, goalkeeper Courtois and others also focused their attention on Bruno's "shot", concentrating on defending Bruno's long shot.

Unexpectedly, Bruno swung his right foot high, and then just poked the ball with his toes. The football rolled past Toni Kroos and rolled towards Harry Kane again!

Harry Kane was running diagonally before Bruno passed the ball. When he ran over, Bruno passed the ball to him. He didn't even need to adjust and shot directly without stopping the ball!

Such a quick connection caught Courtois off guard, and it was obviously too late when he pounced on the football.

Of course, Bruno also contributed to this. Courtois's attention was focused on Bruno's long shot at the beginning. Bruno seemed to be shooting with great force. Before he poked the ball to play, the shooting action was done perfectly, and people didn't think about anything else at all...

Courtois failed to save Harry Kane's shot, and the ball rolled into Real Madrid's goal for the third time!

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"Harry Kane—incredible!!!" Lineker was shouting almost at the top of his lungs, "Hat trick! Hat trick!! Harry Kane completed a hat trick!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This is crazy—!"

The new Old Trafford Stadium seemed to be experiencing an earthquake at this moment. The stands were shaking, the camera lenses were shaking, and the entire stadium was filled with a huge roar, as if it came from underground.

In just six minutes, Manchester United extended their lead from one goal to two goals!

"Harry Kane! Hat trick! Bruno's assist for a brace!" He Wei said excitedly, "Bruno's assist this time was brilliant. He faked a shot and then dribbled past Casemiro, then used a fake shot and then a pass to fool Toni Kroos, before stealthily and suddenly passing the ball to Harry Kane... What a fantastic attack!"

The Spanish TV commentator put his head in his hands and complained loudly: "Ah! Ah! I told you to be careful not to concede another goal! And we conceded a goal! Ancelotti failed to adjust in time, putting Real Madrid in danger! This goal was completely avoidable... It's obvious that Ancelotti never expected Manchester United to be in such good shape, and there was something wrong with his on-the-spot management!"

After conceding the goal, the commentator launched a fierce and merciless criticism of Ancelotti, which reflects Ancelotti's image in the Spanish media from one side. He is not a likable person.

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The two or three thousand Real Madrid fans who came to the away game were also disappointed. They sat in their seats, looking at a loss.

Everyone was in a relaxed mood before the game, feeling that Real Madrid's away game was a stroke of luck for Manchester United, who were already exhausted from consecutive encounters with strong opponents like Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal. They could easily defeat Manchester United and advance to the final.

As long as they reach the final, whether they meet Liverpool or Villarreal, another La Liga team, they will be opponents that they can easily defeat.

In this way, they can win the 13th Champions League title in team history after eight years!

But they didn't expect that the development of the game after it started would be completely different from what they expected.

When Benzema equalized the score for the team, they thought the game was finally getting back on track, but their excitement only lasted less than 20 minutes. Five minutes into the second half, the game entered Manchester United's rhythm and track.

Manchester United players were celebrating the goal excitedly, while Real Madrid players were stunned.

Conceding two goals in six minutes was indeed a huge blow to them.

In many people's minds, the fear of being dominated by Bruno resurfaced.

Since Bruno made his debut, he has never lost to Real Madrid, whether in Udinese in Serie A or Manchester United!

The best team in the world has an extremely embarrassing record of 1 draw and 6 losses in their seven matches against Bruno!

Many media say that Bruno is the star of Juventus, the nemesis of Liverpool, the nemesis of Manchester City, and the nemesis of Arsenal... But few people notice that the team that really cannot win against Bruno is Real Madrid!

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Many Real Madrid players lamented in their hearts, is Bruno really their nemesis that they cannot conquer?

This is probably more terrifying for Real Madrid players than conceding two goals in a row.

Because if you lose the ball in the game, you can still catch it in the game. But if it is some kind of curse, it will be very despairing.

The players competing against them were no longer Manchester United players, but some mysterious power from Bruno...

The television broadcast gave Ancelotti a close-up. The Italian coach stood on the sidelines, staring at the pitch in silence. He didn't communicate with his assistants, made no gestures to express his emotions, and made no adjustments.

He just stood there quietly, like a statue, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The game resumed. Manchester United, leading by two goals, was in high spirits and showed no intention of stopping. They continued to run, press, and attack frantically.

In the 62nd minute, Bruno passed the ball to Rashford. Rashford dribbled past two players and then shot the ball. Courtois made a desperate save and the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line.

Rashford's kick almost made Manchester United fans jump out of their seats with excitement, thinking that the team was going to win 4:1.

"Rashford! He almost scored! Although Harry Kane scored a hat trick and is the most eye-catching star. But we should not forget that Rashford also gave a wonderful performance today. He assisted Harry Kane, which was Manchester United's first goal. The quality of this shot is also very high!" Lineker also praised Rashford.