Chapter 697: Three Giants? The First One!
In the final stage of the game, Manchester United created another opportunity. Rashford took the ball in the middle and knocked it back. Luke Shaw suddenly broke into the penalty area and shot decisively, scoring his first Champions League goal of the season.
The score of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was finally locked at 8:0!
This not only sets the record for the biggest winning score in the Champions League this season, but is also bound to shock fans and media reporters around the world.
Manchester United defeated Schalke 8 0:04 at home, and the Red Terror shocked European football!
Crazy Bruno played a perfect game, with five assists in a single game, creating the best in the history of the Champions League!
Manchester United won by eight goals and played a peak performance!
It was a perfect night, and the person Manchester United should be most grateful to is him!
The Red Devils’ strongest nuclear weapon explodes, and defending the Champions League is just around the corner!
Street Fighter destroys Shakhtar Donetsk, and the peak Red Devils overwhelm Europe!
On that disastrous night, Tedesco admitted that Bruno is the best in the world!
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The day after the game, major newspapers around the world were frantically reporting on Manchester United's eight-goal win over Schalke 04.
Such a satisfying victory actually happened in the knockout stage of the Champions League. It was absolutely unbelievable and everyone felt incredible.
This is also Manchester United's biggest score victory in the history of the Champions League knockout stage. In the Champions League quarter-finals 12 years ago, Manchester United slaughtered the Red Wolves Roma with a score of 7:1, but compared to today's 8:0, it is a bit dwarfed.
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The Times used Bruno's back kneeling in front of the stands after scoring a goal as their front page cover, and the headline on it was just two words: Perfect!
The most authoritative newspaper on Fleet Street reported this game in great detail and gave Bruno a very high evaluation, believing that this was the most perfect game he had played since joining the Premier League.
"One goal and five assists in a single game! This happened in a Champions League knockout match. The 24-year-old Bruno inadvertently created an unprecedented Champions League record."
“自从2014-2015赛季首次参加欧冠比赛开始，布鲁诺每一年都奉献出了亮眼的成绩，例如他在2014-2015赛季就在13场比赛里以追平C罗创造的欧冠单赛季记录的17球以及9次助攻的表现，帮助乌迪内斯拿下了队史上第一座欧冠；2015-2016赛季10次出场打进14球5助攻再度帮助乌迪内斯闯进欧冠八强；上赛季则是在12场比赛里打进14球助攻11次，帮助曼联在时隔十年后问鼎欧冠。”
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"This season, before the second leg of the quarter-finals, Bruno had scored 9 goals in the Champions League and provided 5 assists. But overnight, this record was refreshed to a double-double of 10 goals and 10 assists. Whether it is the scorer list or the assist list, Bruno ranks first!"
"This season is only Bruno's fourth season in the Champions League, but he has already scored 55 goals and 35 assists. In the Champions League's historical scorer list, Bruno has surpassed superstars such as Di Stefano, Henry, and Lewandowski, ranking sixth, and is only one goal away from the 56 goals of former Manchester United superstar Van Nistelrooy in front of him. In the Champions League's historical assist list, Bruno is currently ranked fifth, second only to his Portuguese national team predecessor Luis Figo, and three former Manchester United teammates Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham. The assist numbers of these four are 5, 40, 40, and 39 respectively, not much ahead of Bruno, and except for Ronaldo, the other three have retired."
"Five assists in a single game, this also created the best single-game assist record in the history of the Champions League!"
"This Champions League match day is a festival for superstars. Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Juventus this season, scored a hat trick at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, helping Juventus to advance to the quarterfinals. Yosi, who is still playing for Barcelona, also scored 2 goals and 2 assists, helping Barcelona beat Lyon 5-1 and advance to the quarterfinals. Bruno scored 1 goal and 5 assists in a single game, helping the team to sweep Schalke 8 0-04. In the whole of Europe, the performance of the Big Three is still superior. But compared to the former peerless duo Melo, Bruno's performance in both the league and the Champions League is undoubtedly better, which directly proves that Bruno's status as the world's number one football player is indeed well-deserved."
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The Times commented on Bruno's five assists one by one and believed that the most beautiful one was his second assist, which was the pass to Mbappe. The difficulty lay in the fact that he had his back to Mbappe at the time, but the pass was just right, allowing Mbappe to shoot directly. It was very comfortable. It was like he was showing his magic.
At the same time, the commentators expressed regret that several Manchester United players, including Kante, missed good opportunities. Otherwise, Bruno would have had more attacks in a single game.
"Throughout the game, Bruno appeared in every corner of the field, showing his versatility. Whether it was a long pass or a short pass, whether it was a dribbling breakthrough or assisting his teammates, he could perfectly fulfill his role on the field. He looked like a perfect player without any shortcomings."
"Last weekend, Manchester United lost to Arsenal away from home, ending their 69-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League. Bruno missed that game due to injury, and everyone is wondering if Arsenal would have been able to beat Manchester United if Bruno hadn't been absent. And how long will Manchester United's unbeaten streak last? Some people even joked that only injuries and suspensions can prevent Bruno's team from winning. For example, three years ago, Atletico Madrid eliminated Udinese because of Bruno's accumulated yellow card suspension. Today, Arsenal also took advantage of Bruno's absence due to injury to end Manchester United's 69-game unbeaten streak."
"And last night, Bruno made the best explanation for those speculations with his outstanding performance. In a single game, he scored 1 goal and made 5 assists, creating 6 goals alone. Whether it is Atletico Madrid in the past or Arsenal now, they will never be able to defeat such a powerful Bruno!"
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German media Kicker reported the analysis of Schalke 04 head coach Tedesco at the post-match press conference.
The Schalke 04 coach lost the game, especially such a crushing defeat, and was obviously very disappointed, but he believed that in the first ten minutes of the game, Schalke 04 played very well and took control of the situation.
"At that time, we were sure that we had the ball under control and we even felt that we were only one step away from scoring. As long as we worked harder, we could break Manchester United's goal."
"Bruno's outstanding performance completely changed the game. He barely gave us any breathing space. After the first goal, the situation of the whole game took a sharp turn for the worse. We lacked the experience to deal with such a situation."
"Almost everyone on our team had not experienced enough hard work, which prevented us from getting out of the difficult situation."
Tedesco believes that Bruno's performance was crucial because the previous goals conceded came too quickly and suddenly, so fast that it was suffocating and there was no enough reaction time.
"It felt like in the blink of an eye, we were down by three goals."
The Schalke 04 head coach spoke highly of Bruno and Manchester United, believing that this team is the team with the greatest hope of competing for the Champions League title this season, but in the view of the German media, Tedesco's on-the-spot command is also very problematic.
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《踢球者》在肯定布鲁诺和曼联表现的同时，也指出特德斯科执教的沙尔克04，近期已经发生了四场大溃败，包括2月23日客场客场0:3大败在美因茨脚下，3月2日在主场0:4再度惨败于杜塞尔多夫，3月8日客场2:4再败于云达不莱梅，只是今晚输给曼联的这一场更为触目惊心罢了。
Germany's Bild newspaper also reported this bloody massacre on its front page, and believed that Bruno had fully demonstrated his strength as the best player in world football in this game.
The German believes that Manchester United's tactics in this game completely suppressed Schalke 04, especially the midfield, but at the same time, they played at their own speed on the offensive end, with a very fast transition between offense and defense.
"Bruno's performance was indeed amazing, with one goal and five assists. This game will be one of the proudest games in his career, but at the same time it cannot be denied that Bruno's outstanding performance was based on the overall advantage of the team."
Compared with other national media that tend to focus more on individual performance, the German media clearly pays more attention to the overall role of the team.
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Spain's performance in the Champions League this season has not been good. Valencia was eliminated in the group stage, and both Madrid giants were eliminated in the round of 2. Among them, Atletico Madrid was defeated by Ronaldo's hat-trick after winning 0: in the first leg.
而皇家马德里的出局更加羞耻，他们是首回合在客场2:1击败阿贾克斯的情况下，回到主场被贾府4:1屠杀，从而以3:5的总比分出局。
Only Barcelona, who drew with their opponent in the first leg, won 5:1 in the second leg and advanced.
Although La Liga teams have performed poorly and are very likely to lose their position as the top league to the Premier League after the end of this season, the Spanish media is still paying close attention to the Champions League, especially Manchester United and Bruno.
After the Red Devils defeated Schalke 04 by eight goals, the Spanish media sang praises.
Bruno became the player most praised by the Spanish media. Media supporting Real Madrid, such as Marca and AS, regretted the transfer last summer because after Cristiano Ronaldo left the team, Bruno, whom they hoped to introduce, failed to come as expected.
Yes, although Florentino has repeatedly stated in front of the media that Bruno is the target of Real Madrid's recruitment, Real Madrid fans are well aware that the recruitment has failed again.
Watching Bruno's outstanding performance in the Champions League, Real Madrid fans felt quite disappointed: Why can't such a good player play for the great Real Madrid?
The Catalan media are also reflecting on this. Both Mundo Deportivo and Diario Sport have once again included Bruno's transfer on the team's recruitment list, believing that Bruno, who can play in any position in the frontcourt, is definitely the most suitable recruitment for Barcelona. The only trouble lies in his price.
"It is obvious that with Bruno's current performance, Manchester United will never let him leave easily!"
Portugal's "Morning Post", France's "L'Equipe"... all major mainstream media in Europe have given overwhelming praise to Bruno and Manchester United's performance, and these media reports have been quickly forwarded to all parts of the world.
