Chapter 593 The Battle for GOAT

These worries slowly accumulate in the hearts of many Manchester United players. They may not show any impact at first, but over time, they will become a heavy burden in the players' hearts, affecting their thoughts and actions.

This is pressure. The pressure of leading will make players think too much.

In a big game like the Champions League final, overthinking is not a good thing.

When the game just started, Manchester United had a momentum of "barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes", so they could play freely as they pleased and show their best side.

But now they are the ones wearing shoes and Real Madrid are barefoot.

The roles of the two parties are reversed, and their respective mentality is naturally different.

Now Real Madrid has no other way but to score goals, while Manchester United has a psychological burden.

After all, this Manchester United is still too young, and many players lack experience in major competitions, especially experience in dealing with early leads in the Champions League final.

Everyone knows that they have to attack and try to score goals. But now they are very afraid of losing the ball, not the kind of losing the ball that the opponent scores, but the kind of losing the ball that is intercepted at their feet.

This kind of mental burden makes their performance in the game obviously not as relaxed as before.

For example, this time, Rashford originally planned to break through, but when he saw the opponent's Carvajal was very close to him, he changed his mind temporarily and chose to pass the ball. As a result, because it was a hasty pass, the intention was too obvious, and Kroos saw through it and intercepted it midway.

Real Madrid took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. If Bruno had not returned to defense in time, this goal would have had very serious consequences.

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What kind of team is Real Madrid? They have gone through countless major battles and have seen all kinds of opponents and situations.

After watching a few rounds, they knew that something was wrong with Manchester United.

To attack while the odds are against you, the experienced Real Madrid stepped up their offensive, hoping to put more pressure on Manchester United while they were hesitant.

Manchester United was in a bit of a mess during this period, but Real Madrid was playing very well. Their powerful offensive was demonstrated.

Bruno became one of the most photographed players, of course, this is because Ronaldo often has the ball.

Every time Ronaldo gets the ball, the Spanish commentator gets particularly excited. Although Ronaldo is not Spanish, he has become the symbol of Real Madrid football.

"Cristiano Ronaldo receives the ball! He faces Bruno! Pass him!!"

"Fake! Beautiful! Just like that! Speed ​​up! He can't outrun you, Cristiano!"

The same is true for the fans of Real Madrid. As soon as Ronaldo gets the ball, huge cheers can be heard from the stands. The scene of more than 20,000 people shouting "Ronaldo! Ronaldo! Ronaldo!" together is truly spectacular.

But they couldn't interfere with Bruno.

Although he is not yet 24 years old, Bruno has already seen too many big battles. He has not only experienced the Champions League final, but also the European Cup final, which are all top world championship finals!

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Ronaldo got the ball again and pretended to break through to the outside, but Bruno was unmoved, as if he knew it was a fake.

Seeing that he failed to fool Bruno, Ronaldo once again made a fake move to break through to the outside, but Bruno still did not move.

But Ronaldo couldn't waste time here with Bruno, as other Manchester United players were rushing towards him. He broke through to the outside for the third time, and this time it was no longer a fake move.

Bruno almost moved at the same time as Ronaldo. After Ronaldo dribbled the ball out, he found that Bruno had followed him, and was following him very closely.

He swung his right foot as if to cross the ball, hoping to trick Bruno into losing his balance and blocking the ball, and then stopped and turned around.

Normally, through this series of feints, the opponent would be shaken off, but the result was that after Ronaldo dribbled the ball, stopped suddenly and turned around, he found that Bruno was still lying in front of him. It felt as if his series of actions were all in vain and he was basically marking time.

Ronaldo sighed in his heart, knowing that he could not get rid of the opponent this time, and would instead be besieged by the opponent.

So he passed the ball to the back, to Carvajal who was coming up, and moved to the middle himself.

Carvajal received the ball, broke through and then made a cross.

In terms of headers, Real Madrid was at a disadvantage. Neither Benzema nor Isco could get a header in front of Van Dijk and Maguire.

Maguire headed the ball out.

However, Real Madrid's ability to grab the second point was excellent, and the ball headed by Maguire fell to Casemiro's feet. Casemiro did not directly take a long shot, but passed the ball to Modric and reorganized the attack.

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Real Madrid continued to put pressure on Manchester United's defense.

During this period, He Wei could only praise Bruno's defensive ability, and he was basically not seen on the offensive end.

In order to stabilize the defense, even when it was Manchester United's turn to attack, Bruno seldom joined the attack. He just used passes of various distances in the backcourt to coordinate and organize and direct the team. He now looks like a real defensive midfielder.

Ronaldo found that this game was actually very interesting, not only because Manchester United was not as weak as they thought, but also because Bruno was not as vulnerable as he thought.

Ronaldo has been a teammate of Bruno in the national team for almost four years. The two won the European Cup together two years ago, which made Ronaldo think he knew Bruno well enough.

But today's game made Ronaldo discover that Bruno not only has talents that amaze him on the offensive end, but also has the defensive ability of a world-class defensive midfielder on the defensive end.

This made Ronaldo sigh in his heart more than once, how could that kid be so strong? What else can't he do?

However, these exclamations did not make Ronaldo back down.

Such a game, such an opponent, is very interesting.

Everyone can see that Ronaldo is more active than before. He keeps raising his hand to make requests. His movement speed was already fast enough, but now it is even faster than before!

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"Cristiano Ronaldo gets the ball! He passes Rashford who is defending him, very easily!"

"When you watch Ronaldo play, you feel at ease, because as long as the ball is at his feet, it will pose a threat to the opponent. He rarely loses the ball easily!"

Everyone showered Ronaldo with praise, even the British commentator had to praise his performance, admitting that the 33-year-old is still the number one figure in world football.

Ever since Bruno won the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2015, the term "Big Three" has been used in world football.

Many fans even compare Cristiano Ronaldo, Yosi and Bruno to the "Big Three of Tennis", saying that Cristiano Ronaldo is the Federer of football, because both of them are equally handsome; Yosi is the Nadal of football, both of them have amazing talent and unparalleled technical strength; Bruno is the Djokovic of football, a rising star in football, who is in his prime, and is the number one in world football today in terms of both personal ability and personal data, but there is still some gap in influence compared with his two predecessors.

But in the eyes of most fans, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the Champions League for the past two years, is the real GOAT of world football!

Just like Federer in tennis, who won three Grand Slams in the past year and returned to the world's number one position!

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Bruno also noticed the change in Ronaldo. The expression on his face became more serious and he even frowned. It seemed that he was using all his strength to deal with him.

Bruno was satisfied with this. In order to show his respect, he had to use all his strength and contain Ronaldo without reservation.

Real Madrid counterattacked, they intercepted Harry Kane's pass to Mbappe in the backcourt, quickly passed the ball to the right, and Ronaldo got the ball near the center line.

He received the ball with his back to Rashford, and at the moment of receiving the ball, he used the outside of his foot to push the ball behind him, and then turned closely around Rashford.

He was very fast, and when he completed the turn, Rashford only reacted and turned to chase him, but it was too late.

After passing Rashford, Ronaldo immediately faced Cancelo's blockade.

He dribbled the ball with his left foot, then accelerated forward and dribbled the ball. Cancelo made a direct tackle, but he jumped up and easily avoided it.

Seeing him pass two people in a row, the Real Madrid fans in the stands gave a deafening cheer.

Commentators in Madrid and Spain also shouted excitedly: "C Ronaldo! Ronaldo! He passed Rashford and Cancelo! Beautiful! Such a Ronaldo is unstoppable!"

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After Ronaldo passed Cancelo, Manchester United's central defender was in front of him. His teammates were running to support him, which put Manchester United's defenders in a dilemma.

If you defend Ronaldo, the space on your side will be left to Benzema, Isco, Kroos and others; if you don't defend Ronaldo, let him dribble the ball to the goal, the result will be the same, right?

At this moment Bruno rushed from behind at high speed.

At this moment, in Bruno's mind, every movement of Ronaldo was broken down very clearly. Every step of his seemed like a slow-motion replay to Bruno, and he could easily grasp Ronaldo's rhythm while dribbling the ball.

Then, as long as you find the right rhythm and seize the opportunity to strike, that's all...

Ronaldo dribbled the ball out, and his speed changed. After all, he had to touch the ball, so it was impossible to maintain a consistent rhythm.

This is Bruno's chance!

At the moment when Ronaldo's foot was about to touch the football, Bruno on the side suddenly stepped down to intercept it!

His right foot was accurately placed in front of the football. Ronaldo kicked the football, but failed to dribble the ball away. Instead, he encountered strong resistance. He staggered and fell out, and the football was left at Bruno's feet.