Chapter 720: Breaking the Record Again

Sure enough, Schone did not come up. Tagliafico followed Bruno closely, not giving him any chance to turn around.

At the same time, Ajax striker Tadic followed Cancelo and they did not intend to give Bruno any direction to pass the ball.

The opponent was pressing closer and closer to the right sideline. Ajax's defensive strategy was to force Bruno to take the ball out of bounds by himself. This is a very common but also very practical defensive strategy.

At this moment, Bruno had no choice.

Due to the power confrontation that has lasted for many years, Tagliafico's body squeeze from behind did not cause Bruno to lose his balance. His steps were a little staggering, but he still carried the ball steadily.

He is watching his opponent, and his opponent is also watching him.

When Bruno suddenly accelerated forward, Tagliafico was surprised, thinking that Bruno was going to use his speed to get rid of his defense, and immediately followed Bruno from the right side.

The left side is the sideline, and his defensive instinct tells him that as long as the right side is blocked, Bruno will not be able to fly.

But Bruno was waiting for this.

As soon as Tagliafico moved, Bruno skillfully hooked the ball behind him with his left foot, and suddenly stopped and turned from the left side.

Suddenly, the ball came in front of Bruno, and Bruno turned around smoothly.

“Cruyff turns around!!”

The entire Amsterdam Arena exclaimed in amazement.

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Bruno turned around and faced the direction of attack, while Tagliafico had his back to him, and the situation was completely reversed.

Bruno quickly rushed forward with the ball, and without waiting for Schone to get close, he passed the ball to Fred in the middle.

Fred understood what he meant and moved diagonally towards the middle.

Schone was worried about the middle and quickly approached Kante. But suddenly, Fred, who was originally facing the top of the penalty area, passed the ball behind Schone.

Bruno cut in behind Schone at the fastest speed, and after receiving the pass from Fred, he was already at the front of the penalty area.

At this time, the only person standing in his way was center back Blind.

"A quick attack from United on the right."

"Bruno got the ball at the edge of the penalty area and was very fast."

Former Manchester United center back Blind became the last defensive player left behind by Ajax. He knew very well that if he failed to stop Bruno, he would have a one-on-one chance as soon as he entered the penalty area.

As a teammate of Bruno for two years, he knows Bruno's strength better than other players in Ajax.

Therefore, he was very focused and kept his eyes on Bruno, not daring to slack off for a moment. Even if the sweat was sliding down his brow and the corners of his eyes, he didn't care. He was just focused, silently thinking about Bruno who was getting closer and closer.

But just as Bruno was about to enter his defense zone, he unexpectedly saw his former teammate speed up and pretend to cut towards the top of the arc.

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Almost instantly, Blind realized something was wrong.

As Bruno's former teammate, he was very impressed that Bruno was a player who was good with both feet. If Bruno cut sideways to the top of the arc, he could shoot directly with his left foot.

"Damn it!" Blind didn't have time to think about it. He knew very well that if he was a few tenths of a second slower, Bruno might have shot directly at him and created a fatal opportunity.

But just when Blind moved his center of gravity to the right and wanted to block Bruno, he suddenly felt the figure in front of him shake. Bruno did not cut inside, but slipped past his left side.

But just as Bruno quickly passed Blind, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and was getting closer and closer.

what happened?

Bruno didn't have time to see who it was, and his instinctive reaction was that the opponent's goalkeeper attacked. But this is the front of the penalty area, is the goalkeeper attacking too far?

Bruno didn't have time to think about it. He was extremely grateful to the super training system. It was the system that kept telling him over the years that he had to do his best to control the ball. So even when he dribbled past Blind just now, the ball was not out of his control. So when the opponent's goalkeeper Onana decisively attacked and rushed over with open arms, Bruno took the opportunity to poke forward.

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Ajax goalkeeper Onana was determined to succeed in this attack. He had long seen through Bruno's move to the middle as a feint, so he abandoned the goal and rushed to Blind's left side at the first opportunity.

His calculation was clear, and he saved the ball when Bruno dribbled past Blind.

People can pass, but the ball must stay!

Unexpectedly, this time the attack was determined to win, but something unexpected happened. When Bruno dribbled past Blind, he reacted very quickly, and the ball was within his control, which allowed him to poke the ball and it slipped past Onana.

Onana quickly turned sideways to try to intercept the ball, but he was still a step too slow. After all, his passive reaction was not as fast as the ball.

Bruno accelerated and caught up with the ball, and finally swept it sideways before the ball went out of the baseline.

The football almost brushed the right post and hit the Ajax goal. Bruno rushed out of the field and hit the opposite billboard.

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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 28th minute, Manchester United tenaciously equalized the score!"

"Oh my god, what a brilliant individual performance from Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes!"

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There was a burst of exclamations throughout the Amsterdam Arena, as Ajax fans were shocked by the sudden goal.

The whole process of scoring a goal seemed long and complicated, but in fact, on the field, it happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that most fans probably didn't even have time to see it clearly before the ball went in. Only the ball hitting Bruno on the billboard behind the goal and the ball inside the goal line reminded everyone: Manchester United scored!

Bruno climbed up from the billboard, raised his hands and clenched his fists, and roared, but he was quickly hugged by his teammates who rushed over.

"You are like a magician, I am so proud of you!" Fred jumped on Bruno.

"Haha, I'm not a magician, I don't know magic!" Bruno laughed, "But I can score goals!"

Manchester United players rushed up and surrounded him.

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"This is definitely an amazing goal, which fully demonstrates Bruno's outstanding personal ability. From the initial turn, to the subsequent dribble, to the final poke past the goalkeeper, all reflect Bruno's outstanding strength. This can be said to be a wonderful goal."

"This is Bruno's 17th Champions League goal this season. He once again tied Ronaldo's record of 2013 goals in a single Champions League season in the 2014-17 season. Previously, in the 2014-2015 season, when Bruno was still playing for Udinese, he had already scored 17 goals in a season, tying Ronaldo's record."

"This is also Bruno's 62nd Champions League goal in his career. He has surpassed Lewandowski and Benzema and ranks fourth in the Champions League's historical scorer list, second only to Raul with 71 goals, Yosi with 108 goals, and Ronaldo with 126 goals!"

When Bruno was walking back, he passed the Ajax penalty area and noticed the black goalkeeper of Ajax. He looked young, but the speed of his attack just now surprised Bruno and left a deep impression on him.

As far as I can remember, the Cameroonian transferred to Manchester United in the summer of 2023, but it is unknown how he performed at Manchester United. After all, Onana traveled through time not long after joining Manchester United.

However, Onana's performance at Ajax in recent seasons has been very good.

Onana!

Bruno remembered the name.

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Manchester United still failed to maintain the 1:1 score in the first half, because after Manchester United equalized the score, Ajax stepped up their offensive again and took the lead in the 36th minute of the game.

At that time, Ajax launched a high-quality offensive. Van de Beek passed the ball diagonally to the left from the middle, and found Tadic on the side. The Serbian striker made a triangle pass back from the left, and Ziyech followed up and shot into the far corner, helping Ajax to take the lead again.

The final score of the first half was 2:1. According to this score, if neither side could score in the second half, the two sides would go into overtime or even a penalty shootout.

Although the team was behind in the first half, Mourinho still praised the players' performance in the first half during the half-time break.

"In the second half of the game, as long as our defense can hold its ground, we can take home a victory from the Amsterdam Arena!"

"Because, we have Bruno!" Mourinho shouted.

The Manchester United players were like chickens with their blood pumped up, cheering in response.

12 games, 17 goals and 11 assists. In their eyes, Bruno in the Champions League is simply a killer!

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Soon, the fifteen-minute halftime break ended and both sides returned to the game.

In the second half, Ajax began to adopt a more proactive tactics, which was their only choice.

If the game is allowed to continue like this and finally enter overtime, many variables will arise.

On the one hand, Ajax's strength is indeed inferior to Manchester United. On the other hand, this is Ajax's home court, and they must strive to score more goals and beat Manchester United at home.

Although Manchester United is also very young like Ajax, they are very motivated and many players in the team have experienced the baptism of winning the Champions League last season. Although they are young, they are not lacking in experience.

Ajax pressed forward, and Manchester United actively tightened their defense and launched a counterattack.