Chapter 694 Devastated

After scoring two goals in a row, Manchester United completely showed their morale. On the other hand, Schalke 04 seemed a little at a loss as to what to do.

At this time, Manchester United once again launched a counterattack. Luke Shaw dribbled the ball forward from the left and passed it diagonally to Bruno in the middle.

Bruno dribbled the ball diagonally to the front left, and after forcing his way through Van Homoet, he went to the bottom line and crossed the ball in front of the goal.

Harry Kane followed up and headed the ball from close range, and the ball went in! ! ! !

"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!"

"Third assist! This is Bruno's third assist in this game!! This is a wonderful assist after a long run of nearly fifty meters!!!"

"Oh my God, he scored a hat trick of assists in less than twenty minutes!"

"3:0! Manchester United launched a fierce offensive in just ten minutes, and Schalke 04 was defeated miserably away from home!"

"Tedesco should stabilize the team as soon as possible, otherwise, with Manchester United's current momentum, Schalke 04 will lose the ball sooner or later."

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After scoring three goals in a row, the entire Cardiff Millennium Stadium was in a frenzy.

Manchester United's players also played in their own form and rhythm, and the situation of the game was completely reversed. Manchester United reversed the passiveness at the beginning and frequently launched attacks on Schalke 04, especially Bruno who was very active.

Two minutes after Harry Kane scored the third goal, Bruno dribbled past Serdar in the middle and shot directly with his left foot, but it was slightly off the post. Then he shot from outside the penalty area, but was saved by Schalke goalkeeper Feldmann.

Manchester United was very active, but Schalke 04 was not without the ability to fight back.

After conceding three goals in a row, the miners who were forced into a desperate situation seemed to be irritated. They did not consider defending at all, but continued to launch attacks on Manchester United. Head coach Tedesco on the sidelines was helpless.

Soon, the result of the confrontation came out.

When Bruno got the ball in the middle, he suddenly shook off Serdar, cut to the right with the ball, and before McKennie, he passed the ball diagonally with his right foot behind the defense line, directly to the back of the goal.

Mbappe quickly cut into the penalty area and, before anyone else, headed the ball from close range and slammed the ball into the Schalke 04 goal.

4: 0!

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"Oh my God! Four goals!"

"All four of Manchester United's goals came from Bruno's assists, which is incredible!"

"Bruno led Manchester United to an incredible attack."

"In the 4th minute of the first half, Manchester United led Schalke 0 04:!"

"This was definitely a result that no one expected before the game. Shakhtar 04 was defeated at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff."

"Bruno, who contributed four assists, became the most dazzling player of the game. Although he did not score a goal, his every movement and every touch of the ball created excellent shooting opportunities for Manchester United players, and he himself had several very good shooting opportunities. But unfortunately, he only had the luck of assisting tonight, and his shooting luck seemed a little worse."

"But no matter what, Bruno is still the most eye-catching focus on the field. Don't believe it? Then please listen to the shouts from the fans at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium!"

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Amid the cheers of more than 04 fans in the stadium, Manchester United continued to launch attacks on Schalke even though they were leading by four goals.

Bruno, in particular, really wanted to score a goal. But tonight he seemed to have forgotten to wear his shooting boots, and he missed two good chances. The score on the field did not change until the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Manchester United entered the halftime break with a 4:0 lead. The players walked into the player tunnel amid the cheers of Manchester United fans, with excited smiles on everyone's face.

It was clear that they were all proud of the performance in the first half.

"This is definitely the most exciting first half of the season, even better than the first half against Arsenal!" the commentator shouted loudly.

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Bruno and his teammates walked into the player tunnel and went directly to the home team's locker room. Some took off their clothes and wiped their bodies; some sat on the chairs with their legs spread wide and asked the club's masseurs to come up and serve them; some could not sit still and stood there and walked around; and some sat directly on the long table in front of the chairs...

If the various scenes in the locker room were to be transmitted outside, it would definitely be shocking.

"This team is very different from my impression of Schalke 04." Gundogan said calmly with a smile on his face.

Obviously, he scored a goal and it felt pretty good.

As a former Dortmund player, Gundogan is no stranger to Schalke 04. After all, the Ruhr derby is known as the strongest derby in the Bundesliga.

Both teams are Bundesliga giants. Schalke 04 has won the German top league championship seven times in history, but it was a long time ago. After entering the Bundesliga, their best result was the league runner-up. In the European arena, they won the UEFA Cup in the 7-1996 season. In addition, they have won the German Cup five times, second only to Bayern, which has won 1997 times.

In comparison, Dortmund is more famous. After all, they are the only team in the Bundesliga that can compete with Bayern Munich. They have won the German top league championship 8 times, surpassing Schalke 04, and 5 of them have won since the 90s. In addition, they have won 4 German Cups, 1 Champions League, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1 Toyota Cup.

In Gundogan's memory, every Ruhr derby was a fierce battle, with the outcome almost decided by one goal.

Gundogan is also very clear that the years he played for Dortmund happened to be the peak period of the Hornets' history, so Dortmund still had a certain advantage in the Ruhr derby. In fact, in the history of the entire Ruhr derby, Dortmund is actually at a disadvantage.

But today's Schalke 04 was so vulnerable that Manchester United easily scored 4 goals in the first half, which gave Gundogan a sense of unreality.

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"Schalke 04 is still quite strong. Their abnormal performance today may have a lot to do with their situation," said Bruno.

In the Bundesliga, Schalke 04, which was the runner-up last season, has only 25 points after 23 rounds this season, just one step away from the relegation zone. This not only puts Schalke 04's head coach Tedesco under great pressure, but also Schalke 04's players are not relaxed either. The media and fans are not friendly to them.

In the Champions League, Schalke 04's situation is not good either.

In Group D, which consists of Porto, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Moscow and Schalke 04, which are generally weaker teams, Schalke 04's performance was not very good, with three wins, two draws and one loss, and eleven points, qualifying as the second in the group.

This is the first time Schalke 04 has participated in the Champions League again after a lapse of four years, and it is also the first time they have advanced to the Champions League knockout stage again after four years.

In the increasingly competitive European football world, four years can be said to be an era that has passed. Only a few of the Schalke 04 players who made it to the Champions League knockout stage four years ago are still in the team. Especially the 11 Schalke 04 players who started today are all new faces.

This is why many media reporters said in their pre-match analysis that Schalke 04 lacks experience.

The knockout stage of the Champions League and the league are two completely different competition systems, and the opponents and game strategies are also completely different.

Both Schalke 04 players and head coach Tedesco clearly lack such experience.

"The team is in a bad situation now. Coupled with the lack of experience of the head coach and players, the team is unable to control itself. They even played against us when we were in rhythm and form!" Bruno shook his head and smiled bitterly.

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He didn't pay much attention to how Schalke 04 performed in the Bundesliga, but judging from this game, this team really had no concept of controlling the rhythm. They attacked right from the start and continued to attack after losing the ball, constantly playing offense against Manchester United.

But the problem is that Manchester United has enough confidence. Not only because this is the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, but also because of the midfielders like Bruno, Gundogan and Kante, Schalke 04 can't resist Manchester United's midfield pressure.

Manchester United players discussed the first half of the game in the locker room. Although they did not make big statements, they were more or less confident. After all, they were already four goals ahead in the first half, but Bruno reminded his teammates from time to time not to be careless.

Bruno remembered that four years ago, Real Madrid also defeated Schalke 04 away from home, and it was a 2:0 advantage. But back at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid was defeated by Schalke 04 with a score of 4:3, and almost capsized.

Bruno doesn't want that to happen to Manchester United or himself.

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As the captain and absolute core of Manchester United, Bruno has a great influence on Manchester United. In a sense, even the head coach Mourinho is not as good as him in controlling the team.

After Bruno gave a preventive measure in the midfield and took the initiative to instigate Manchester United's attack at the start of the second half, Manchester United still pressed Schalke 04 hard on the field.

"Manchester United attacked from the right."

"Cancelo gets the ball, runs forward, passes it to Mbappe, no chance, passes it back to Cancelo."

"Cancelo made a long pass and handed it to Bruno."

"Bruno chests the ball and faces McKennie, one-on-one."

"Forced breakthrough, dribble, drive to the ribs, and shoot directly!!!"

"Fiermann! Schalke 04 goalkeeper Feermann has done a great job! He used both hands to block Bruno's long shot from the left side of the penalty area!"