Chapter 1033: Winning by Combining the Right and the Unexpected

As Bruno received the ball, Henderson also rushed over. The captains of the two teams faced off again.

Facing Henderson's defense, Bruno did not receive the ball immediately, but made a feint and pretended to take the ball to the right, tricking Henderson into shifting his center of gravity there.

Then Bruno gently pushed the ball to the middle, creating a gap.

In the penalty area, Harry Kane was running diagonally forward, followed by another Liverpool central defender Konate, and Rashford was also supporting him at the far post.

Bruno just needs to pass the ball, and the rest is none of his business.

He turned his head to look at Greenwood on the right side of the penalty area and found that he was still in the original place, and there happened to be a gap there.

Bruno's head turn attracted the attention of almost all Liverpool defenders. They looked over and found Greenwood in the gap.

Koulibaly came back and pounced on Greenwood again.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson also rushed forward to block the angle.

The reactions of the Liverpool players were all playing out in Bruno's mind, and an idea suddenly came to him.

Those were just some thoughts that came to his mind in a flash. Bruno had already swung his right foot, and the outside of his straight right foot cut the football.

Bruno did not pass the ball to Greenwood, nor did he pass it to Harry Kane who was running in the penalty area to receive the ball, nor did he pass it to Rashford who was waiting in the distance, because this was not a pass at all, but a shot!

A shot with the outside of the right foot!

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The football drew a very obvious arc in the air and went straight to the back of Liverpool's goal.

At the same time as Bruno shot, he kept turning his head to look at Greenwood. This action deceived everyone, including his opponents and teammates.

Greenwood really thought Bruno was going to pass the ball to him and was ready to receive it. His reaction made the Liverpool players more certain that Bruno was going to pass the ball, and they never thought he would shoot!

When Alisson saw the football flying towards the goal behind him, he realized that Bruno was not passing the ball, but most likely shooting, so he hurriedly dived sideways, trying to block Bruno's shot.

But no matter how he stretched his body, he couldn't touch the football.

Bruno's kick had a very large arc, just enough to bypass Alisson!

"Bruno passes the ball... no, is it a shot?"

Not only were the players on both sides deceived, but even the commentators were deceived.

Seeing the ball kicked by Bruno heading towards the back corner of the goal, their tone of voice when commenting was uncertain.

Was this really a shot?

It was indeed a shot!

The football passed the diving Alisson, drew an arc, hit the inside of the back post, and then bounced into the goal!

"Bruno! Bruno! Bruno!!!" Gary Lineker cheered from the commentary booth, "He equalized for Manchester United! 1:1! This is Bruno's 18th goal in the Champions League this season and his 107th in his career, second only to Yosi with 125 goals and Cristiano Ronaldo with 134 goals!"

"This ball... is... beautiful!" Zhan Jun also exclaimed loudly, "When everyone was at a loss as to how to deal with Alisson, Bruno finally broke through the wall! Bruno! Incredible!"

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The cheers of Manchester United fans rang out across the entire Stade de France. This time it was their turn!

After the two sides changed sides in the second half, Manchester United happened to attack the stands where their fans were, so when the football flew into the goal, the Manchester United fans behind Liverpool's goal jumped up and cheered, just like a huge red wave surging in the stands, the momentum was amazing.

Bruno was also very excited after scoring the goal. He rushed directly to the corner flag area and then slid to his knees!

Bruno doesn't often do such an unrestrained celebration, from this we can see how excited he is.

Other Manchester United players also ran towards him, and Greenwood slid on his knees to catch up with Bruno and then pinned Bruno to the ground.

Mourinho was also very excited. When Bruno kicked the shot, he lifted his butt from the seat in the coaching booth, leaned forward, and stared at Liverpool's goal nervously and attentively.

The moment the football flew into the goal, he seemed to have a rocket thruster installed on his butt. He raised his arms high, jumped out of his seat, and rushed to the sidelines.

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Manchester United was very excited after scoring the goal, while Liverpool was a little depressed after losing the goal.

They were leading for less than five minutes and were still thinking about how to expand their lead when they were hit hard!

Alisson got up from the ground, spread his hands, and looked helpless.

This ball really made him helpless, he was completely fooled by Bruno!

When Bruno turned his head to look at Greenwood, he really thought Bruno was going to pass the ball to Greenwood, so his attention was focused on the front point. Unexpectedly, Bruno looked at the other party and directly kicked the ball to the back point. By the time he reacted and tried to save it, it was too late.

Although the Brazilian goalkeeper performed well in this game, he is only a human being, not a god, and it is impossible for him to be flawless.

Bruno's shot had already broken through the limit of his defense. First, he tricked him to the front point, and then shot a curved ball, avoiding his defensive range as much as possible. Finally, he had no choice but to watch the football fly into the goal he was guarding.

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Bruno's goal was being replayed on TV. He turned his head to look at Greenwood, but kicked the ball towards the goal with his feet. The directions of his upper and lower body were completely inconsistent, which was very confusing.

If this wasn't a shot, it was a no-look pass, which was entertaining, but not particularly unusual.

However, using such means to confuse the opponent when shooting and achieve the goal of scoring is a first for Bruno.

In the first half, Manchester United launched a siege on Liverpool's goal, using all kinds of bombardment and exhaustive methods, but they were unable to break through the goal guarded by Alisson.

To deal with Alisson, you have to take him by surprise and use some new tactics.

Judging from the results, Bruno's new trick works quite well.

After the celebration, everyone pulled Bruno up from the ground and ran back to their own half. At this time, Greenwood stroked Bruno's hair and said, "Captain, I thought you were really going to pass the ball to me. I was ready to receive it..."

Bruno chuckled and said, "If it's not realistic, how can we possibly fool Alisson?"

Everyone laughed.

Bruno's move was indeed powerful.

Everyone has become accustomed to Bruno's performance. Such surprising things always happen to their magical captain. At first, everyone found it incredible, but after seeing it more and more, it is no longer surprising.

They surrounded Bruno and ran back to the half court.

Manchester United players ran back to their own half one after another, and Liverpool players had already taken their positions. Mane stood in the center circle waiting for the kick-off.

After going around in circles, both sides returned to the same starting line.

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"The game is in the 1rd minute, Manchester United has just equalized the score, and now the score is 1:. There will definitely be another fierce battle between the two teams next." said Zhan Jun.

He was in a good mood. Although Manchester United equalized the score, Liverpool's situation was still good, and it was Bruno who scored the goal for Manchester United.

When Bruno scored the goal, there was cheering and worship of Bruno on the domestic Internet.

"Bruno is awesome!"

"This shot is amazing!"

"He shoots without looking at the ball or the goal, and he still shoots so accurately. He really deserves to be my Big Brother B!"

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All kinds of praise and flattery filled the Internet. Although no one was there, they were all equally excited.

Because Bruno is Liu Yimei's husband, and he also shows obvious goodwill towards China in his daily words and deeds, many domestic fans regard him as their compatriot. Seeing his outstanding performance in major competitions such as the Champions League final, everyone feels a sense of honor.

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After the game resumed, Liverpool did not keep passing the ball back and forth in the backcourt like Manchester United did when they lost the ball, but instead quickly launched a counterattack.

On the Manchester United side, the players' mentality had also changed. Now that they had equalized, their morale was boosted, and they were naturally not afraid of conceding two goals in a short period of time.

So the game returned to the rhythm of the first half, with both sides fighting back and forth.

In the 65th minute, Liverpool organized an attack in front of Manchester United's penalty area, but they made a mistake. Henderson kicked the ball, not knowing whether it was a dribble or a pass, and Fabinho did not react, and the ball was poked out by Kante who was rushing forward.

The football was kicked out and rolled straight to the side.

Greenwood ran diagonally from the middle and caught up with the ball.

At the same time, Harry Kane followed in front and ran towards the empty space on the wing.

After Greenwood received the ball, he looked up and saw Harry Kane's running position, so he passed the ball over and made a straight pass!

"Greenwood's through ball! Beautiful, Harry Kane! This is Manchester United's counterattack!"

There was a huge cheer from Manchester United fans at the Stade de France.

However, Harry Kane's speed is not fast enough. Although he received the ball two years ago, it was difficult for him to dribble straight to the goal because Liverpool's defenders had caught up with him.

Seeing that he could not get rid of the opponent with the ball and would instead lose the space to control the ball, Harry Kane chose to slow down and take a long-term view.

So he took a step and then slowed down, and Konate took the opportunity to catch up with him and block him from the goal.

At the same time, Koulibaly, Arnold, Henderson and others also retreated and built a line of defense in the penalty area.