Chapter 849: 4th World Club Cup Final

Although the Egyptian National Team is not well-known worldwide, it is a well-deserved big brother in Egypt and even in African football. They are one of the few teams in the world football that have won more than 100 championships. The 100 championships mentioned here do not include those won in friendly matches or commercial competitions, such as the International Champions Cup. Specifically, it refers to the championships of continental competitions, such as the Champions League, Europa League, European Cup Winners' Cup, South American Libertadores Cup, African Crown, etc.; continental super cups, such as the European Super Cup; domestic league championships, cup championships, super cup championships, and the Club World Cup (Toyota Cup).

In today's world football, there are not many teams that can win 100 championship trophies. In addition to the Egyptian National Team, there are the two Scottish Premier League giants Celtic and Glasgow Rangers, the Uruguayan giant Nacional, Northern Ireland's Linfield and another traditional Uruguayan giant Peñarol.

However, among the world-famous top teams in the five major leagues, no team has achieved the feat of winning a hundred championships.

Among them, Manchester United and Real Madrid are the top five league teams closest to winning a hundred titles.

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As the dominant team in the Premier League, Manchester United is still a long way from winning 100 titles.

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However, in terms of the number of championships, Manchester United is far behind the world's number one national team. The Egyptian giants have won 42 Egyptian domestic league titles, 37 Egyptian Cup titles, 11 Egyptian Super Cup titles, 9 African Champions League titles, 1 African Union Cup, 6 African Super Cups and other titles, totaling 121 titles, far ahead in the total number of championships.

Now, Manchester United defeated the Egyptian National Team in the game, which in a sense also meant defeating the world's number one team.

Manchester United, who advanced to the final of the Club World Cup, became the first team to reach the final of the Club World Cup for three consecutive years, and may even complete the Club World Cup three times in a row, because their opponent in the final is the Mexican team Tigres of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León. Although the team has won the Mexican League championship seven times, this is their first time to participate in the Club World Cup, and their strength is relatively limited. In the semi-finals, they also defeated the Brazilian giants Palmeiras 7:1 and unexpectedly broke into the final.

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One day after Manchester United's main team defeated Egyptian giants Nacional in Qatar and advanced to the Club World Cup final for the third consecutive year, good news also came from the UK. Manchester United's second team, which was built with substitutes and youth team players, relied on McTominay's goal in the 97th minute to defeat the Hammers in the fifth round of the FA Cup against West Ham United and advance to the quarterfinals of this season's FA Cup.

In the subsequent FA Cup quarter-final draw, Manchester United drew Leicester City, a team that has performed well this season and is currently ranked fourth in the standings.

This is not good news for Manchester United. After all, in the 15th round of the league on Boxing Day, Manchester United had a tough battle at the King Power Stadium, and finally managed to draw away with Bruno's one shot and one assist.

The other three pairs of opponents are Championship team Bournemouth against Southampton, Everton against Manchester City, and Chelsea against the second-to-last team in the Premier League, Sheffield United.

In contrast, the Blue Moon and the Blues have a much easier time. After all, Everton is currently only a mid-table team in the Premier League, and Sheffield United is deep in the relegation zone and cannot afford to take care of other teams.

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Two days later, on the evening of February 2, the Club World Cup final kicked off at the Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar, with the Red Devils Manchester United facing Tigres UALPGA, a Mexican team that reached the Club World Cup final for the first time in history.

In this game, Mourinho pushed Bruno to the front line to partner with Harry Kane as a double striker, and Manchester United also changed to the previously uncommon 442 formation.

The madman's meaning is very clear, to help Bruno score goals as much as possible and compete for the Golden Boot of this Club World Cup.

Bruno won the Golden Boot in the three previous Club World Cups he participated in. In this tournament, Bruno did not score in the semi-finals. The current top scorer of this Club World Cup is French striker Gignac of the Tigers, who has scored a total of 3 goals.

The game entered Manchester United's rhythm from the very beginning. Manchester United took the initiative to launch an offensive against the Tigers and pressed all the way.

The Tigers obviously knew what Manchester United was thinking, so they focused on defense from the beginning and did not give Manchester United any chances.

The two sides played back and forth at a very fast pace, but although Manchester United's offensive was strong, they were still unable to find an effective way to break through the Tigers' goal, which prevented the Premier League giants from scoring in the first 20 minutes.

Bruno also quickly realized this. He knew that his teammates were consciously trying to pass the ball to him, but in this way, the offense was affected because as long as the Tigers could freeze Bruno, Manchester United's offense would be greatly affected.

This is definitely not a good strategy!

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Bruno made adjustments immediately and began to actively create opportunities for his teammates.

In the 23rd minute, after Bruno got the ball on the right, he no longer dribbled into the penalty area, but used a dribble to force his way through the opponent's defense and passed the ball to the front point from the bottom line.

Harry Kane headed the ball from close range and easily found the Tigers goal.

While celebrating Harry Kane's goal, his teammates gradually understood what Bruno meant.

We do have to compete for the title of top scorer, but the team's victory is equally important.

Especially at this time, Manchester United has reached the Club World Cup final. Both teams may make mistakes, but neither team can make mistakes.

In previous games, if mistakes were made, there were still opportunities to make amends, but now, if mistakes are made, it would be equivalent to giving the championship trophy to the opponent for nothing, which no one can accept.

The Tigers are indeed somewhat unknown compared to Manchester United, but their strength should not be underestimated.

So, no matter what, Bruno cannot let the team lose the hope of competing for the championship for his own honor.

Head coach Mourinho has already given great care in the deployment of the team. Otherwise, facing an opponent like the Tigers, returning to Europe would mean two Premier League games a week, followed by the Champions League knockout rounds. Manchester United would not need to go all out and could easily defeat their opponent.

But the head coach still fielded the strongest attacking lineup, which can be said to be the best he could do.

Bruno has never been a selfish person, he knows how to repay kindness.

Manchester United and the coaching staff have been so helpful, so he cannot be ungrateful.

It's just the top scorer of one Club World Cup. He has already won three. One more won't mean much, but the championship is a must!

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"This kid... is really amazing!" Mourinho nodded in praise.

If it were any other player, he would definitely hope that the team would do its best to support him in competing for the top scorer title, but Bruno chose to assist Harry Kane at this time, which shows his broad mind and sentiment.

To put it bluntly, this is the demeanor of a gentleman.

Being the top scorer is important, but the team winning is the ultimate goal.

Mourinho kept his eyes on Bruno and became more and more satisfied the more he looked.

Players like Bruno are so special and so useful.

With his rapid progress over the past few seasons, he basically has no obvious shortcomings, and even many of his original disadvantages have now turned into his advantages.

What is most valuable is that he is very diligent and hard-working on the court, always full of fighting spirit and desire to win. He has strong tactical execution, excellent physical fitness, excellent personal breakthrough ability, and world-class scoring ability.

It can be said that he is the kind of player that all head coaches dream of getting.

Sometimes, evaluating a player's value and his impact on the team is not just about looking at his statistics and performance, but about looking at how the team performs without him.

Mourinho didn't need to think about it. He didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to Manchester United after losing Bruno.

He is so important to Manchester United!

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Time passed by little by little, and the first half was gradually coming to an end.

The Tigers, like other teams, also focused on Bruno. Their head coach had made it clear before the game that Bruno would not take even a single goal away from them.

In this game, he tried every means to freeze Bruno, hoping to limit Manchester United's attack.

But in this way, other players are somewhat neglected.

Especially with Bruno running and pulling over a large area, it was impossible for the Tigers' defensive formation to be perfect.

In the 38th minute, Bruno took the ball on the right and passed it across the middle.

Gundogan and Mbappe made a series of two-pass cooperation, and Gundogan suddenly shot a cold arrow in front of the penalty area, scoring another goal for Manchester United and expanding the score to 2:0.

It's the end of the year, and the company is working on financial settlements. I've been working overtime every day, so I really don't have the time and energy to update. Fortunately, I've been busy for ten days and I'm almost done. Now I'm just waiting for the Chinese New Year, so I should be able to keep updating as usual. Thank you everyone!