Chapter 482 Six-Time Champion

Bruno got up from the ground, hugged his teammates one by one, and celebrated his goal.

Judging from the game process of more than an hour, this Real Madrid team can become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since its restructuring, and it is indeed stronger.

The midfielder composed of Casemiro, Kroos and Modric has a very obvious advantage in controlling the ball.

But fortunately, Manchester United's midfield consisting of Kante, Carrick and Mata is not weak, and it is not without power to fight back in the game.

Although Manchester United's ball possession rate is at a disadvantage, although the specific data is not known, according to Bruno's estimate, it is 45%.

Facing the powerful Real Madrid, being able to have such a ball possession rate was something Bruno had never imagined before. He did not expect that the team could do so well in terms of ball possession rate.

The players are very active in running. The more they run, the more they can connect and link up. In addition, Mata and Carrick are both technical midfielders. Although Kante is known for his defense, his skills with his feet are not bad at all. The passing is also quite thoughtful. As a result, Manchester United's midfield is full of creativity.

With Rashford in the frontcourt, Bruno on the left, and Lingard on the right, Manchester United's entire midfield offense is quite good.

If we have to point out the shortcomings, it is that the defense is not stable enough. Only Maguire is reliable. The two full-backs Valencia and Ashley Young are also conservative and fail to provide enough support to the midfield and frontcourt. .

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Such a game was very consuming, so after 65 minutes, Mourinho replaced Carrick with Fellaini to strengthen the interception and defense in the midfield, but the overall formation remained unchanged.

Sometimes football games are like this, you have to gamble and take risks.

To put it bluntly, the so-called creativity means taking risks. It is difficult to be creative if you blindly seek stability.

After falling behind by one goal, Real Madrid began to counterattack vigorously, increasing the intensity of their offense and even pressing the defense.

But just when Real Madrid gave it a try and wanted to tie the score again, after Maguire stole the ball in the backcourt, Kante quickly moved to the left to Bruno. Bruno was closely marked by Real Madrid players and led horizontally to the center. , after passing Casemiro, he passed the ball diagonally behind him and sent the ball to the empty right wing.

Lingard quickly stepped in along the right and transferred Bruno's diagonal pass to the stop. Facing the Real Madrid players who responded in time, Lingard suddenly accelerated and passed the ball in the penalty area. The frontier of the small penalty area.

Rashford, who was inserted in the back row, jumped forward and directly headed Lingard's cross into the goal.

4:2!

The entire Philip II Arena once again burst into thunderous cheers.

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Bruno immediately rushed to Rashford and congratulated him on scoring such a wonderful goal.

Rashford also hugged Bruno forcefully.

Although he is only three years younger than Bruno, he is inferior to Bruno in terms of achievements and role in the team. When Bruno was 20 years old, he had already won the Serie A championship, the Europa League championship and the Champions League championship as the absolute core of the team. He was the third man in the world and had even begun to compete for the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

Originally this made Rashford a little cautious when facing Bruno, but after getting along with him for a season, he really found that Bruno is an excellent teammate. Whenever you have anything you don't understand, if you find him, he will patiently answer it and give you the help he can.

Under Bruno's leadership, the atmosphere within the entire Manchester United team is particularly good. Although the players compete with each other, they get along well with each other. This is also the reason why the team has been able to go all the way to where it is today.

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With a two-goal lead, Manchester United began to play more patiently, but still did not dare to be careless.

With only about ten minutes left, Mourinho made another substitution, replacing Lingard, who was almost physically exhausted, and continued to strengthen the team's midfield defense.

Real Madrid pressed hard and launched a crazy attack.

In this case, there is really no difference between losing two goals and losing three goals.

Bruno kept encouraging his teammates and focused on tightening the defense.

Facing the crazy Real Madrid, Manchester United almost all retreated!

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, everyone at Manchester United breathed a sigh of relief.

The last few minutes were indeed a bit embarrassing, but fortunately the whole team gritted their teeth and endured.

The scoreboard at Philip II Arena showed the final score of this game, 2:4.

Real Madrid is in front and Manchester United is in the back.

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Although the players of Real Madrid had basically given up the game in the last minute, they were still very frustrated when the whistle sounded. Many players even hung their heads, looking very painful and sad.

They also tried their best.

After Bruno high-fived and hugged his teammates around him, he happened to see No. 14 player Casemiro nearby.

The somewhat fat Brazilian also performed very well today, scoring Real Madrid's first goal, and he and Toni Kroos firmly supported Real Madrid's midfield.

Strong physical fitness, amazing stealing ability and outstanding skills, these are Casemiro's advantages.

In memory, this Brazilian transferred to Manchester United in the summer of 2022 and performed well, which surprised many people who thought he was going to Manchester United for retirement. They all said that they did not expect Casemiro to go to Manchester United for technical poverty alleviation.

After all, Casemiro was already 30 years old when he transferred to Manchester United, and during his time at Real Madrid, he won 5 Champions League titles, 3 La Liga titles, 3 Club World Cup titles, 3 European Super Cup titles, 3 Spanish Super Cup titles, and 1 King's Cup title with the team. The total number of trophies reached 18, which is definitely successful.

In this case, joining Manchester United with a high salary transfer will naturally be considered to be a high salary for retirement.

It's just that Bruno came to this world at the beginning of Casemiro's second season at Manchester United, and he is not too clear about his performance in the future.

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Because Bruno and Casemiro had a friendship as teammates, he took the initiative to walk over after seeing Casemiro's sad expression, took off his jersey, handed it over, and greeted with a smile: "Hello, Carlos, I'm Bruno, can I exchange jerseys with you?"

Casemiro raised his head suddenly and was surprised to see Bruno. He didn't expect Bruno to come over and exchange jerseys with him. He immediately stood up from the grass, took off the wet jersey on his body, and exchanged with Bruno.

"You performed very well." Bruno said sincerely.

Casemiro was very shy and introverted, nodding constantly, and replied in a somewhat inarticulate way: "You too."

"You are a good opponent, but I hope to be your teammate one day." Bruno said.

Casemiro was obviously stunned for a moment. What did Bruno mean by this? Did he plan to leave Manchester United and join Real Madrid?

It is normal for Casemiro to have such thoughts. After all, in recent summers, the European media has been rumoring that Bruno will transfer to Real Madrid.

However, Casemiro did not ask directly about his doubts, but just said: "Thank you, me too, I hope we can become teammates."

Bruno raised his eyebrows and said: "It would be better to be in Manchester United, I have no plans to go to Real Madrid."

"Ah?" Casemiro was completely dumbfounded.

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When Bruno was chatting with Casemiro, he found that Modric, wearing the No. 10 jersey, also came over. The super midfielder who played for Real Madrid was obviously also full of interest in Bruno.

After all, in recent summers, the world is full of reports about Bruno's transfer to Real Madrid. Many people even think that this is Real Madrid's plan to replace Modric with Bruno. After all, Modric is about to turn 32 years old.

For a midfielder, this is almost the twilight of his career.

Although Modric felt that he was in good shape, Bruno had become too popular in recent years and had become one of the three giants in world football alongside Ronaldo and Yosi. If he really joined Real Madrid, his position would probably be insecure.

However, as a time traveler, Bruno knew that this Croatian midfielder was also an evergreen in world football. Until 2023 when he traveled through time, Modric was still the main midfielder of the Galaxy Battleship and maintained a world-class performance.

In addition, Bruno himself was a Manchester United fan, so he had never planned to transfer to Real Madrid.

It was interesting to say that Modric and Bruno's birthdays were only one day apart. Bruno was on September 8, while Modric was on September 9, but Modric was nine years older than Bruno. As a successor, the age was just right.

"You performed very well. We tried our best, but we still couldn't limit you." Modric said frankly.

"I just have good physical fitness and run more." Bruno said modestly.

Seeing Modric holding his jersey, Bruno ran to the sidelines to get a change of jersey, then ran back to exchange with Modric, and finally hugged Modric and Casemiro goodbye.

Sometimes, players are tit-for-tat on the football field, but off the field, they appreciate each other.

The news that Manchester United shocked the world by defeating the powerful Real Madrid with a score of 4:2 and won their sixth championship trophy in 2017 quickly spread around the world as soon as the game ended.