Chapter 481 European Super Cup

On the other side of the court, Bruno, who had switched to the left side at some point, shook off the defender from the left rib, quickly cut into the left corner of the small penalty area, and faced the ball with an easy push of his right foot, and the ball rolled directly into the empty goal!

2:1!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!"

"Bruno finally scored! This is his first goal of the season!"

In the stands, all Manchester United fans cheered and boiled. They have been waiting for Bruno's goal, from the warm-up match to the International Champions Cup, and then tonight's Community Shield, they have been waiting, waiting for the Bruno who scored a lot of goals last season to stage a king's return.

But Bruno's condition has indeed not been particularly ideal for some time.

The media and fans can understand, and they all know that he is working hard to adjust, but everyone expects him to score as soon as possible, because only goals can constantly stimulate him and let him get back to his peak state faster.

Now, the goal is finally here!

"This goal fully reflects Bruno's smart running position, Lingard's assist was very accurate, Mata's through pass was very thoughtful, and before that, Gundogan dribbled the ball from the backcourt, and Rashford made a pass in front of the penalty area... It can be said that this goal played the characteristics of Manchester United's frontcourt offensive players, and the cooperation was also very smooth."

"Bruno's last shot was very calm and his footwork was very skillful. I hope he can get back the feeling of scoring."

"2:1! Manchester United reversed Chelsea!"

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This is the final score of the game. Although Chelsea, who was reversed, fought back with all their strength, Conte replaced two strong players Lukaku and Rudiger in succession, but facing Manchester United, who was steady again after taking the lead, Chelsea still couldn't turn the tables.

In the end, with the goals of Gundogan and Bruno, Manchester United reversed the opponent after losing a goal first and won the Community Shield this season.

This is also the fifth championship trophy won by Manchester United in 2017!

Manchester United, who won the Community Shield, did not hold any celebrations. After the award ceremony, they rushed to the Macedonian capital Skopje.

Two days later, on the evening of August 8, Manchester United will challenge Real Madrid at the Philip II Arena in Skopje. This is this year's European Super Cup, with last season's Champions League champion Real Madrid against last season's Europa League champion Manchester United.

This is the third time Manchester United has participated in the European Super Cup in history, but their first two participations ended in failure.

On August 27, 1999, Manchester United participated in the European Super Cup as the Champions League champion, against the UEFA Cup champion Lazio, and was defeated by Salas' goal.

Nine years later, on August 29, 2008, Manchester United participated in the European Super Cup again as the Champions League champion, against the Europa League champion Zenit St. Petersburg, and lost again with a score of 1:2.

In comparison, Real Madrid has won the European Super Cup three times, second only to Barcelona and AC Milan, who have won it five times.

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In the history of the three major European cups, Real Madrid and Manchester United have played against each other 10 times. Manchester United has 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, and is at a disadvantage. It has scored 16 goals and lost 20 goals.

Mourinho has never taken advantage of his opponent against his old club Real Madrid. He did not win even one game in 4 games.

The last time Manchester United and Real Madrid played against each other was in the 2012-2013 Champions League. At that time, Mourinho was still the head coach of Real Madrid. The Real Madrid led by him met Manchester United in the quarter-finals. In the end, Real Madrid eliminated Ferguson's Manchester United with a total score of 3:2.

In the first round at the Bernabeu Stadium, Manchester United tied the opponent 1:1, and it seemed that they had the upper hand in the two-round game.

In the game at Old Trafford, Nani's red card became the winner of the game. Manchester United, who originally had the upper hand on the field, collapsed after playing one less player, and was reversed by Modric and Ronaldo scoring two goals in a row.

However, Nani's red card was quite controversial. When Nani raised his leg to stop the ball, he kicked the chest of Real Madrid defender Arbeloa who rushed up from the side and back. Arbeloa fell to the ground, and the referee did not hesitate to send Nani off the field with a red card.

Sky Sports commentator Gary Lineker was very angry about the referee's decision and believed that the referee killed Manchester United. Because Nani was concentrating on the ball at the time, he was completely unprepared for Arbeloa who rushed up from the side and back, and had no motive to foul. Instead, Arbeloa was suspected of actively touching porcelain.

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Although Manchester United and Mourinho were at a clear disadvantage in the game against Real Madrid, Bruno was a Real Madrid killer.

In the 2014-2015 season, Bruno, who played for Udinese, played against Real Madrid three times, including one European Super Cup game and the other two Champions League group matches.

In the European Super Cup, Bruno scored a hat trick and provided an assist, helping Udinese win 4-2, almost single-handedly defeating Real Madrid.

In the Champions League group stage, Bruno scored twice in both games between Udinese and Real Madrid, helping Udinese draw 3-3 with Real Madrid at home and win 3-1 at the Bernabeu Stadium.

These two games helped Udinese lay a solid foundation for qualifying from the group and even getting the first place in the group. It even had a significant impact on Udinese's final Champions League title that season.

After all, being able to defeat a strong opponent like Real Madrid is immeasurable for the team's confidence.

For both participating teams, Manchester United and Real Madrid have the hope of becoming the six-time champion team in 2017.

As for Manchester United, they have already won the League Cup, Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup and Community Shield in 2017. As long as they win the European Super Cup, they can become the second team in history to win six titles in a natural year.

Of course, compared with the six titles won by the Universe team in 2009, namely the La Liga Championship, the Champions League, the Spanish King's Cup, the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, Manchester United's six-time champion is obviously a mini size.

Although Real Madrid failed to win the King's Cup, as long as they win the La Liga, Champions League, current European Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and Club World Cup, plus a Bernabeu Cup, they can barely be called six champions, but they are also mini ones.

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Philip II Arena.

When the game reached the 71st minute, Manchester United intercepted the ball at the front of the 30-meter area in their own half, and Carrick made a long pass over the top to launch a quick counterattack.

Bruno sprinted forward at a very fast speed on the left.

"Manchester United launched a counterattack."

"The referee did not blow the whistle, Bruno successfully countered offside!"

More than 10,000 Manchester United fans who came to cheer on the entire Philip II Arena cheered and shouted Bruno's name.

Bruno quickly caught up on the field and stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area.

Real Madrid's right back Carvajal also returned to defense very quickly. In this game, he has been entangled with Bruno.

The two were playing one-on-one inside and outside the penalty area.

Facing Bruno who was approaching with the ball, Carvajal was like a formidable enemy and took a defensive posture.

When he entered Carvajal's defense area, Bruno suddenly started, accelerated, and then lowered his left shoulder to rush to the bottom line.

Even though Carvajal had repeatedly reminded himself not to be fooled before, even though he had been fooled twice before, when Bruno suddenly changed speed and suddenly pretended to rush into the penalty area from the left bottom, Carvajal was still fooled.

He had no idea what was going on behind him, and he didn't know whether Bruno would choose to cross the ball after going to the bottom.

This Portuguese man is very proficient with both feet. He can cut in and shoot, and can also cross the ball from the bottom, which is very difficult to defend.

As soon as he moved, he felt the figure in front of him flicker.

Bruno dunked the ball back, and the whole person almost rubbed Carvajal's side and squeezed into the penalty area.

Carvajal was on guard and reacted immediately after he found out that he had been tricked, but Bruno had already rushed into the penalty area with the ball, so many of his actions had to stop abruptly.

What he didn't expect was that Bruno just rushed into the penalty area and kicked the ball directly before he could react!

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"Bruno shot directly!"

"The ball went in!!!!"

"In the 71st minute, Manchester United launched a counterattack after stealing the ball. Bruno quickly dribbled the ball from the left and rushed into the penalty area. Facing Carvajal's defense, Bruno calmly chose to kick the ball directly."

"Although Real Madrid goalkeeper Navas reacted, he still couldn't stop the ball from entering the net."

After scoring the goal, Bruno excitedly rushed out of the court and ran all the way to the bottom of the stands, opening his arms to the fans who supported him in the stands, as if he wanted to hug the fans in the stands.

This made Bruno receive even more enthusiastic applause and cheers.

The teammates behind him also rushed forward and surrounded Bruno.

"This is the fifth goal of the game and the third goal of Manchester United in this game."

"It can be said that this is a wonderful game. From the beginning of the game, both sides played not conservatively at all."

"In the game against his old club, Mourinho chose to go head-to-head, and he was obviously full of confidence in Bruno's state and strength. And Bruno did not live up to the trust of the head coach. In the first half, he used a forced breakthrough on the left to assist the middle of the penalty area. Mata made a low shot and hit the goal, opening the scoring for Manchester United."

"But Real Madrid scored in the 24th and 52nd minutes and overtook the score. Not to be outdone, Manchester United scored in the 62nd minute by Rashford, tying the score to 2:2."

"Both sides played not conservatively at all, and the game was very exciting."