Chapter 824: Invincible Division
Although he really wanted to attack Manchester United and equalize the score as soon as possible, his remaining rationality made him give up this idea.
Atalanta quickly adjusted its team's tactics and began to focus more on defense, making it difficult for Manchester United to continue to create threatening scoring opportunities throughout the first half.
Bruno was also closely monitored by the opponent and failed to get any good opportunities.
The first half ended with a 1:0 lead.
After the second half, Manchester United still adopted the strategy of the first half, steadily testing Atalanta's left wing, especially Jimsiti.
In the 49th minute, Bruno got another chance on the right. Facing Toloy one-on-one, Bruno forced his way forward, dribbling the ball along the right and forcing his way into the right side of Atlanta's penalty area. When Toloy and Jimsiti's attention was on him, Bruno suddenly passed the ball back to Dalot who was in the back row.
After receiving the ball, the Portuguese right-back entered the penalty area along the right rib and shot with his right foot, breaking Atlanta's goal again.
2: 0!
This goal helped Manchester United basically secure the victory.
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At this point in the game, Gasperini, the offensive maniac, could no longer sit still.
If the team continues to defend, it can certainly reduce the number of goals conceded, but there will be no hope of winning at all.
Although Gasperini does not intend to compete with Manchester United for the first place in the group, if Atalanta wants to advance to the knockout stage, it will have to compete with Ajax for the second place in the group. It will not only have to play well against Ajax and Midtjylland, but also try to achieve good results in the game against Manchester United.
Especially in the last round, Atalanta was tied by Ajax at home, which has put Atalanta at a disadvantage in the competition with Ajax.
So Atalanta must go all out and give Manchester United a try.
The Atlanta players had no interest in defending at home, and now that the referee had ordered an all-out attack, they were naturally happy to accept it.
For a while, the two sides went back and forth on the court, and the pace of offense and defense became faster and faster.
After the team took a two-goal lead, Bruno was still not satisfied and continued to run frequently in the frontcourt.
Just six minutes after the last goal, Bruno received a pass from Harry Kane and rushed into the penalty area. When facing Jimsiti, the Atlanta center back had no choice but to trip Bruno.
The referee blew the whistle immediately and awarded a yellow card and a penalty kick.
The Atalanta center back also accumulated a second yellow card and was sent off with a red card, so Atalanta had to face the situation of playing with ten men.
Bruno took the penalty kick himself and calmly scored it, extending the score to 3:0.
This is Bruno's 80th Champions League goal in his career!
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This goal had a huge impact on Atlanta. Not only were they one man down, but there was basically no possibility of a comeback, which caused them to completely collapse.
In the 55th minute of the game, Manchester United scored the fourth goal of the game.
Greenwood's straight pass from the left midfield once again broke through Atalanta's defense. Bruno broke through Sportiello and calmly scored into the empty goal. Manchester United led Atalanta 4:0 and Bruno performed a hat trick.
Bruno was then substituted and Lingard replaced him.
Six minutes after Bruno left the field, Greenwood also scored a goal, extending the score to 5:0.
Mahrez made a straight pass in the frontcourt to break through the defense, Greenwood took advantage of the situation, broke into the penalty area alone, and easily lobbed the ball into the net, giving Manchester United a 5:0 lead over Atalanta.
This is also the final score of this game.
The reason for Atalanta's crushing defeat in this game was that they lost the ball too early, and the bloodthirsty nature of the offensive maniacs made them forget everything, and their defense was repeatedly penetrated by Manchester United's counterattacks.
Bruno's understated and slightly freehand hat-trick in this game can be completely understood as the reincarnation of Zhang Sanfeng on the football field, a typical Wudang Tai Chi skill of lifting a heavy object with little effort.
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Manchester United won two consecutive 5-0 games in the Champions League group stage, which allowed them to firmly stand at the top of the group. Ajax and Atalanta both had a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. Ajax temporarily ranked second in the group with the advantage of goal difference, while Atalanta ranked third.
After only three rounds of the group stage, Manchester United's advantage is already very obvious.
In the next fourth round of the group, they only need to beat Atalanta at home to advance to the knockout stage two rounds in advance.
If Ajax makes a mistake in the fourth round home game against Midtjylland, Manchester United can even secure the top spot in the group two rounds in advance.
Of course, this possibility is very small.
Although Ten Hag's team has been poached by European giants for several consecutive summers, and most of the main players of the team that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League two years ago have been poached, they still maintain a strong strength due to Ajax's strong ability to generate revenue.
Although this team is still unable to compete with top clubs like Manchester United, it is also not comparable to teams like Midtjylland.
After winning three consecutive games in the Champions League group stage this season, Manchester United's winning streak in the Champions League has been extended to 30 games, and their unbeaten record has reached 40 games!
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Back in England, Manchester United will soon face the eighth round of the Premier League at the weekend, where they will visit Goodison Park to challenge Everton.
Mourinho continued to rotate the squad, with players who played against Arsenal last weekend returning one after another.
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After 7 league rounds, Everton has fallen out of the Champions League zone and is even at risk of falling out of the top seven in the standings.
Therefore, Everton can no longer afford to lose this game.
Ancelotti also did enough preparation at home. After the opening, the two sides were in a stalemate for the first ten minutes.
In the 19th minute, Everton goalkeeper Pickford kicked the ball directly to the frontcourt, Lewin headed the ball, Bernard dribbled past Dalot at the front of the penalty area, and then made a low shot, and the ball went into the lower left corner of the goal!
Everton leads 1:0 at home!
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From the backcourt to breaking through Manchester United's goal, the ball only passed through three Everton players and was passed twice.
Of course, most of the credit should go to Bernard. This was his first start in the Premier League this season, and his performance was worthy of Ancelotti's trust.
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It’s a pity that Ancelotti’s joy was in vain.
In the 25th minute, Luke Shaw, who returned from injury in this game, made a cross from the left, and Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes violently headed the ball into the net!
Manchester United 1:1 Foton!
In the 32nd minute, Bruno made a pass from the upper left corner of the penalty area, and Rashford headed the ball. Although he did not touch the ball, his action interfered with Pickford. The ball bounced off the ground and hit the post and flew into the net!
2:1, Manchester United overtook the score!
In the final seconds of the match, Everton, unwilling to accept defeat, pressed forward and gave Manchester United a chance to counterattack. Bruno assisted again, and McTominay, who came on as a substitute, calmly pushed the ball into the goal!
In the end, Manchester United won the game 3:1. After suffering the humiliation of a 2:1 home defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace in the second round of the league, the team won six consecutive league games and 3 consecutive games in all competitions.
As Liverpool drew 1:1 with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in this round, Manchester United's lead in the standings expanded to 3 points.
However, the second place in the standings has become Leicester City. The Foxes continued their excellent performance last season. Not only did they get off to an excellent start in the Premier League with 6 wins and 2 losses, they also won three consecutive games in the Europa League, and are only one step away from advancing to the knockout stage.
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Immediately afterwards, international football entered the third international match day of the season, and Bruno also returned to serve the team.
The Portugal national team has two UEFA Nations League group matches on this international match day, one at home against strong opponent France, and one away against Croatia.
These are also the last two group matches of this UEFA Nations League.
Portugal's home game against France is a crucial match. Although Portugal currently ranks first in the group with four consecutive wins, France has also achieved 3 wins and 1 loss. If they beat Portugal in this round of group matches, they may be able to successfully turn the tables and snatch the first place in the group from Portugal.
Due to the competition system of the UEFA Nations League A, only the first place in the four groups can enter the semi-finals and compete for the final championship, so Portugal must maintain its top position in order to advance to the semi-finals.
But Portugal ultimately failed to win, as France defeated Portugal with Kante's goal, ending their embarrassing record of four consecutive defeats against Portugal since 2014.
Portugal also suffered its first defeat in the UEFA Nations League. However, in the group standings, Portugal still ranked first with the advantage of goal difference, surpassing France.
Three days later, the final round of the UEFA Nations League group stage will begin.
In the first half, Ruben Semedo made a low-level mistake in clearing the ball, Kovacic broke the deadlock with two consecutive shots in front of the goal, and Juranovic's header went wide.
In the second half, Rogge stepped on Ronaldo and was sent off with two yellow cards. Then Ronaldo took the free kick and caused the goalkeeper to lose the ball, and Bruno made a follow-up shot to equalize the score.
Diogo Jota's handball escaped the referee's attention and he assisted Felix to score the go-ahead goal. Kovacic scored a world-class goal and scored twice to bring the two teams back to the same starting line.
At the last moment, Livakovic missed the cross ball, the ball hit Lovren's back and bounced off, Ruben Dias turned and shot into the empty goal to score the winning goal.
At the end of the group stage, Portugal beat France with a goal difference advantage to take first place in the group, while Sweden was relegated to League B.
