Chapter 598 Mercury Flowing on the Ground

Zidane analyzed it for his players during the halftime break. If Manchester United is a truly weak team, generally speaking, such a strong team would be very satisfied to reach the Champions League final. So even if the game was tied at 1:1, they would not exert their strength quickly. They would be more cautious and avoid continuing to lose the ball. Drag the game into overtime or even a penalty shootout.

This is the usual practice of the weak side in a game with clear strengths and weaknesses, and it is also the most likely way to achieve an upset.

But Manchester United is not a weak team in the ordinary sense. They are a giant that has begun to recover, and they have performed well in all fronts in the past two seasons. This makes Manchester United ambitious. They will not be satisfied with reaching the final. They also hope to win the championship.

But their strength is not up to it, so in the game, they will inevitably be eager for quick success and choose some risky practices, such as pressing forward in large numbers when attacking, almost completely ignoring the space behind them. That's because they have no conditions and are not qualified to consider the back. If they don't press forward in large numbers, their attack will not pose a threat to Real Madrid's defense at all.

Real Madrid's countermeasure is to let you press forward and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Of course, even if Manchester United does not press forward, they have many ways to deal with you, but counterattack is the most cost-effective one.

Now they are carefully guarding against Manchester United's attack while waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

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After Bruno passed the ball to Kante, he ran forward, and Kante quickly passed the ball to him. Bruno did not completely get rid of the defense of Real Madrid players.

Now Real Madrid has returned to their own half, and they have shrunk their formation and can form continuous pressing in the local area. So although Bruno passed Casemiro and Modric, it does not mean that he can sit back and relax. You must know that he did not pass a scarecrow standing there and unable to move, but a living person.

The moment he received the pass from Kante, Casemiro continued to chase behind him, and in front of him was Kroos.

Bruno did not continue to dribble the ball. Just after receiving the ball, he passed the ball again. This time he passed it to Mbappe who retreated to meet him.

After passing the ball, Bruno did not continue to run forward, but pulled horizontally to the middle, just behind Mbappe, and Mbappe passed the ball to him again.

If there is a computer to analyze Manchester United's passing route at this time, everyone can see at a glance that Bruno is the focus of this attack. No matter what, the ball will be passed to him. Many Manchester United players who receive the ball don't even need to move at all. What they have to do is very simple, that is, to receive the ball and then pass it.

It is Bruno who is running. He runs from the back to the front, from the left to the right and then to the middle. He uses his running to receive the pass from his teammates and then passes the ball to the next teammate, thus connecting the entire team.

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Bruno received the pass from Mbappe, but he did not pass it directly forward, although many people thought he was going to pass it directly.

When the Real Madrid players saw Bruno taking the ball, they couldn't help but glance at their side to see if there was any obvious gap that he would use.

Bruno distributed the ball to the wing, and Mbappe kicked the ball to the middle. Harry Kane, who followed up in the middle, did not head the ball, but he shook Varane, who also failed to head the ball. The ball went straight in, passed over everyone's heads, and flew to the other side.

Rashford stopped the ball on the left and was going to pass it to the middle, but when he looked up, he found that the chance inside was not good, and the Real Madrid defenders were standing in position.

Cancelo was behind Rashford, and Rashford turned around and passed the ball back.

After receiving the ball, Cancelo passed the ball to Bruno in the middle.

Bruno lowered his center of gravity and stopped the ball directly on the grass with his chest.

Casemiro saw him take the ball and rushed up to press him, so Bruno passed the ball again as soon as he stopped the ball. He passed it horizontally to Kante who was meeting him in the middle, and Kante passed the ball horizontally to Mbappe.

After the ball turned around, it turned back to Mbappe's feet.

Mbappe tried to break through from the ribs, but after just one step, he found that it didn't work. He quickly stretched out his foot to get the ball back, turned his body, and blocked Marcelo who was approaching.

Facing Marcelo's pressing from behind, Mbappe could only pass back, and the ball was passed to Bruno's feet again.

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Because Casemiro was always by his side, Bruno directly passed the ball to Kante with his heel, then turned around and ran, circled around Casemiro, and went to the left.

Kante didn't receive the ball directly. Modric next to him had already pressed up. He made a move to receive the ball, but dodged and let the ball pass, then turned around to catch up with the ball. At this time, Bruno had changed his position and passed the ball.

Bruno still didn't stop the ball, but directly passed Kante's pass to Cancelo.

Manchester United's left back had come up, but he didn't wait on the wing. The wing was occupied by Rashford, and Cancelo came to the ribs. After receiving the ball, he broke through from the ribs!

Real Madrid players are also very familiar with Cancelo's characteristics. He is a player who is better at attacking than defending. His wing breakthroughs and crosses are very sharp, so he must not be allowed to break into the penalty area.

Seeing him break forward, two Real Madrid players rushed forward, intending to block his breakthrough.

Cancelo moved the football to his right while running, and the football fell to Bruno's feet again.

The Real Madrid players who had just gone to defend Cancelo turned around and saw Bruno controlling the ball, but they did not press forward immediately.

Because behind Bruno, there is Casemiro, they are not needed here, they only need to guard Cancelo.

The two Real Madrid players were thinking this, but suddenly discovered a problem. The object they were guarding, Cancelo, was missing!

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Cancelo slipped between the two Real Madrid players!

Carvajal watched Cancelo run past him. He didn't dare to commit a foul because he and Cancelo were both in the penalty area. As soon as he stretched his legs, Cancelo fell down and it was a point. Ball, no doubt!

Besides, even if he doesn't make any moves, as long as Cancelo has a little physical contact with him, he can fall down and cheat a penalty kick.

He could only raise his hands to indicate that he did not commit any foul play. If Cancelo really fell, then he must have been diving.

At this time, the football is still under Bruno's control. Who knows whether he must pass it to Cancelo? He can also feint a shot and pass it to others, so there is no need for him to be too nervous...

Casemiro knows what Bruno and Cancelo are trying to do, and he must not let him send the football in, even if he commits a foul in this dangerous place!

He slammed into it and managed to knock Bruno down.

The referee next to him was almost about to blow his whistle, but then he saw the football rolling towards the penalty area, and his breath was suppressed!

Casemiro waited for the referee's whistle, but he didn't wait for anything. When Bruno fell and disappeared from his eyes, he saw the football in front of him. It just crossed the penalty area line and rushed in. …

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"Through the ball! Beautiful! Beautiful!!"

He Wei was almost about to swear. His remaining sense allowed him to hold back, but his excitement could not be suppressed.

"This is the perfect opportunity! Bruno passes the ball to Cancelo! Cancelo rushes in!"

The moment Cancelo passed Carvajal, the moment before Bruno fell, he stabbed the football over.

Cancelo receives the ball behind the entire defense!

"Manchester United spent a long time surrounding Real Madrid, and finally they found a flaw, a fatal flaw!!"

Cancelo broke into the penalty area and received the ball. Carvajal came up from behind, trying to interfere with Cancelo. But the reaction of Real Madrid defenders was obviously a beat slower. They did not expect that their defense line would be penetrated like this. However, Manchester United's forwards reacted faster. When they saw the football coming, they pressed forward collectively. Cancelo When they received the ball, they were only half a body behind Cancelo, and Real Madrid's center backs were all left behind!

Cancelo knew that taking him further would only lead him to a dead end, so out of the corner of his eye he saw Navas blocking the near corner and passed the football directly!

The football passed in front of Navas and fell to the feet of Harry Kane who was outflanking him in the middle!

Harry Kane used his left foot for support, flicked the ball with the outside of his right foot, and the ball changed its line and flew into Real Madrid's goal!

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"Manchester United's attack...Rashford's cross! No one can top it..."

"Football is back at Bruno's feet. Now Manchester United is besieging Real Madrid. During this attack, no one from Real Madrid touched the ball..."

"Manchester United were not timid in front of Real Madrid and also showed their ability to control the ball!"

"Manchester United's offense is like mercury pouring out of the ground! It's smooth and pervasive!"

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The commentator explained quickly.

The attack just now was not successful, which made many Manchester United fans regretful. Some people even cursed Mbappe's cross from the wing for being too hasty. If the football is handed back to Bruno, he will definitely know a better one. path of attack.

But Bruno didn't keep them waiting too long.

"Eh? Through ball! Beautiful! Beautiful! This is a perfect opportunity! Bruno passed the football to Cancelo..."

From this moment on, the television audience was waiting and cheering.

When Harry Kane knocked the ball in, they cheered.