Chapter 566 I’m Going to Vomit

In the end, Manchester United tied with Roma 2:2 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, thus eliminating the opponent with a total score of 6:3 in two rounds and breaking into the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

Also advancing at the same time was the Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich. The Southern King drew with Sevilla at home and advanced with a total score of 2:1 in two rounds.

A day later, the other two quarter-finals also decided the winners.

Although Real Madrid lost 1:3 at home, due to a 3:0 win in the first round away, the total score of the two rounds was fixed at 4:3, and the Galacticos eliminated Juventus.

Manchester City beat Porto 1:0 at home, with a total score of 1:0 in two rounds. The Blue Moon advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for the second time in team history after the 2015-2016 season.

The Champions League semi-finals are all in place, and the lineup is luxurious, which can be said to be unprecedented. Real Madrid, the star-studded southern king of the Bundesliga, Manchester United and Manchester City, are definitely the best teams in the world today.

And the semi-final matchups are also very exciting.

Will there be a Premier League civil war? Or will two Premier League teams play against two non-Premier League teams?

Will there be a head-on confrontation between the Portuguese twins Bruno and Ronaldo, and Mourinho and Guardiola will also play against their old clubs?

The suspense was revealed at 12 noon on April 13th, Greenwich time. The result was the first Manchester derby in the Champions League semi-finals, and Real Madrid faced Bayern Munich.

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As soon as the result came out, the whole of Britain was boiling.

Many British media said that this was definitely an inside story. UEFA did not want the Premier League teams to meet in the Champions League final, so they arranged for the two Manchester teams to meet in the Champions League semi-finals.

Of course, some people also said that this is a good result, because it means that at least one Premier League team will enter the Champions League final this season, and it is the first time in six years that a team has advanced to the Champions League final again.

The players of Manchester United and Manchester City have a feeling of vomiting, because with the two teams meeting in the Champions League semi-finals, it has been decided that there will be 6 Manchester derbies this season!

Yes, that's 6 times!

In addition to the two rounds of the league, the two sides also played twice in the League Cup semi-finals, plus the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals now, it really makes people feel like vomiting.

This is turning the Premier League into the Swiss Premier League and the Scottish Premier League!

In fact, even in the Scottish Premier League or the Swiss Premier League, it is difficult for the two teams to meet 6 times in a season.

Playing so many Manchester derbies in a season is a bit unbearable for both teams.

Especially Manchester City, which has performed poorly in the Manchester derby in the past two years, has a sense of sadness from top to bottom in the team.

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On the afternoon of April 15, at Old Trafford, Manchester United played against West Bromwich Albion in the 34th round of the Premier League.

Mourinho continued to rotate and did not send all the main players to play. Bruno, Gundogan and Rashford did not start, but for the sake of safety, these three players were put on the bench. After all, a day ago, Manchester City had defeated Tottenham 3:1 at the new Wembley Stadium, narrowing the gap with Manchester United to 5 points.

Facts have also proved that Mourinho's safety is not without reason.

Throughout the game, Manchester United's offense played poorly. Mata and Lingard did not organize a threatening offensive. Mahrez, Ibrahimovic and Mbappe in front failed to play a threat.

In contrast, West Brom played more actively and in better condition under the survival pressure of relegation.

Fortunately, the defense in this game was well organized. Until the game was played for an hour, the score on the field was still 0:0.

Starting from the 60th minute, Manchester United made continuous substitutions, but still did not improve.

In the 73rd minute, Blunt made a cross from the right corner, McTominay's header clearance error turned into an own goal assist, and Rodriguez headed the ball into the goal from the small penalty area line, and the score on the field was rewritten to 0:1.

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Mourinho had no choice but to use the third substitution in the 76th minute, replacing Bruno with Mata, showing his determination to win.

After Bruno came on the court, Manchester United's offense began to improve significantly, but West Brom made three consecutive substitutions and continued to strengthen its defense.

The two sides played very closely, and the scene also made people feel that Manchester United's first defeat this season would be suffered by West Brom, the second-in-command.

But in the 93rd minute of the second half stoppage time, left-back Luke Shaw suddenly inserted and made a diagonal pass from the left to the back point.

Bruno quickly shook off the defender and inserted near the left corner of the small penalty area. After stopping the ball with his chest, he shot with his left foot. The ball passed over the head of the West Brom goalkeeper and fell to the left side of the goal.

"Equalizer!"

"This is a real last-second equalizer!"

"Bruno's goal shows his outstanding efficiency as a scorer!"

"After coming on as a substitute, he didn't get many chances. This was his second shot of the game, but he shot with his left foot from a narrow angle and broke through West Brom's goal!"

"This is Bruno's 39th Premier League goal this season. He rewrote the Premier League single-season goal record he created last season, and also tied his personal career league single-season goal record!"

"Everyone has to admit that Bruno's efficiency and stability, as well as his core role in the offensive end, are what the current Manchester United relies on. In the current Manchester United team, no one can replace him!"

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The entire Old Trafford stadium was cheering Bruno's name.

The last-second equalizer, although the opponent was only the second-to-last team in the Premier League, West Bromwich Albion, still made all Manchester United fans cheer and boil!

Because of this goal, Manchester United avoided the first defeat of the season and continued to maintain its unbeaten record this season.

If they really suffered a defeat to the second-to-last team, Manchester United players can already imagine how the media will scold them next.

Of course, what's more frustrating is that they didn't lose to a strong enemy like Manchester City, but ended up losing to the bottom team in the league. This is really unacceptable.

Now it's good, the team doesn't have to lose.

Manchester United players also rushed up and surrounded Bruno.

No matter whether they were convinced before or not, no matter whether their impression of Bruno was good or bad, at least at this moment, they had to admit it.

Bruno is Bruno, he is stable and efficient, as long as he is given a chance, he can give you a goal in return!

The most depressed person in the game was the head coach of West Bromwich Albion, because he once thought that his team could get the key three points for relegation, but he didn't expect that in the end it was penetrated by Bruno's shot.

But what can he say?