Chapter 610 Reaching the Top of Europe Again

When the last member of Real Madrid walked off the podium, Manchester United players appeared on the field. They wore T-shirts specially customized by Manchester United and lined up at the entrance below the stand.

Fans who are close to Manchester United gathered in this stand to applaud and cheer for the Manchester United players.

Manchester United players high-fived them and even hugged them across the railings of the stands.

Bruno was of course the most popular, and he even worried about how much hair he would have on his head at the end of the day.

Real Madrid players walked off the high podium.

At this time, the live broadcast began to shout: "Next - let us welcome the - champion -"

Manchester United fans shouted in unison: "Manchester United——!!!"

"Yes! Welcome Manchester United!!! They are the UEFA Champions League champions of the 2017-2018 season!"

Amid huge cheers, the Manchester United players walked up the steps one by one, going up step by step, all the way to the podium.

The first person to receive the gold medal from Ceferin was Ibrahimovic. After shaking hands with Ceferin, he turned around and showed his gold medal to the audience, winning the first wave of applause.

After each player wins the gold medal, there will be corresponding applause and cheers.

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"This is an exciting moment!" British commentator Andy Gray's voice was trembling. "Ten years later, Manchester United has once again reached the top of Europe! This is the fourth time in the history of Manchester United. The Champions League trophy has created a miracle for them!”

When Mourinho walked up, Ceferin patted his face and touched his head. He looked very happy. It was impossible to tell that he supported Real Madrid more.

"You created a miracle at Manchester United, Mr. Mourinho." Ceferin praised.

"Thank you, Mr. Ceferin." Manchester United's head coach said modestly, "This is the credit of the players. The club's owner, Mr. Al Thani, deserves the greatest credit. I just did what I should do... "

There was still a smile on his face that couldn't be wiped off. Led Manchester United to win the Champions League. This was the third time in his career that he won the club's highest honor. This also allowed him to tie with legendary Liverpool coach Bob Paisley and become the head coach with the most wins in the history of the Champions League.

Unlike Paisley who won all three Champions League trophies with Liverpool, Mourinho won three Champions League titles with three different teams.

If you add in the two Europa League titles he won with Manchester United and Porto, Mourinho has won 5 European championships in his career and is the undoubted king of the European war!

It can be said without politeness that Jose Mourinho is the best head coach in world football today!

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Finally Bruno walked up to Ceferin.

"Congratulations, Bruno!" Ceferin stretched out his hand to Bruno.

Bruno held Ceferin's hand: "Thank you, Mr. Ceferin."

"Your performance is impressive and I'm sure tomorrow your name will be in every influential media outlet around the world."

After saying that, he hung the gold medal around Bruno's slightly lowered neck.

Bruno felt his neck sink, and when he glanced, he saw the gold medal dangling on his chest. The heavy gold medal, something that many people dreamed of, was now worn around his neck again.

Having won the Champions League twice before reaching the age of 24, and being an unquestionable core player both times, Bruno is definitely one of the most successful players in the history of the Champions League.

It can even be said that even Cristiano Ronaldo and Yossi did not perform as well as him when they were the same age as him.

After receiving the gold medal, Bruno did not leave and continued to wait there. Ceferin turned around and picked up the Champions League trophy from the trophy holder.

Everyone's attention was attracted.

When he lifted the trophy, many people couldn't wait to cheer. But this is only sporadic. More people are holding their breath, waiting to burst out when the trophy is handed over to Bruno and lifted high by him.

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"Everyone knows why Manchester United can reach the final, even beat Real Madrid and win the Champions League trophy. It's because they have Bruno! There is an omnipotent Bruno! Yes, omnipotent! In this game In the final, Bruno showed us what it means to be 'omnipotent'. In the midfield, he served as an organizer, instigating the team's offense, and also successfully defended Ronaldo's breakthroughs many times in the frontcourt as a scorer. A player with outstanding ability, he used a beautiful shot to help the team equalize the score at the last moment and drag the game into overtime! Finally, in overtime, he sent a fatal pass to assist Ibrahimovic to score, and also helped Manchester United beat Real Madrid!"

Andy Gray paid Bruno every compliment he could think of.

He Wei, a Real Madrid fan, also said sincerely: "Bruno is the captain of Manchester United and the absolute core and spiritual leader of Manchester United. He stepped forward at the team's most critical moment. He is the hope of all Manchester United fans. As long as Seeing him on the pitch makes Manchester United fans feel at ease... I think the word 'flag' was created for him..."

On the rostrum, Ceferin picked up the trophy, turned around, smiled at Bruno and said: "Congratulations, Bruno. You and your teammates are now the best in Europe!"

After that, he handed the trophy to Bruno.

When Bruno's fingers touched the cold handle of the trophy, a throbbing sensation spread from his fingertips to his heart.

This is real, this is not a dream, this trophy really belongs to them!

He took the trophy from Ceferin, and the live broadcast sounded the classic song "We Are the Champions" by Queen.

Red confetti sprayed from the ceiling and flew all over the sky.

Bruno turned around and held the trophy high, announcing to the world: From today on, Manchester United is the real king of Europe!

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Manchester United's exclusive plane is landing at Manchester International Airport.

Outside the airport hall, you can see a crowd of people and vehicles, these are all fans who came to welcome the entire Manchester United team.

"Here we come! Here we come!"

There is a banner that reads: "Ten years of waiting - the European champion belongs to Manchester United!"

In Manchester United's special plane, Manchester United's players were drowsy, and some were still snoring.

After winning the championship last night, the whole team celebrated all night in the hotel where they stayed, and everyone was a little exhausted. Only a few people were barely awake at this time, but they were not in high spirits.

Bruno was one of the few who remained awake. It was not because he was not tired, nor was it just because his brain was too excited, but because he had something on his mind.

Just yesterday, Manchester United won the Champions League. After the award ceremony, Ibrahimovic found Bruno and told him about his decision, which was that he was going to retire.

Bruno tried to retain Ibrahimovic, but Ibrahimovic's decision was too sudden and Bruno was unprepared. However, after listening to Ibrahimovic's reasons, Bruno was silent.

Ibrahimovic said frankly that he was a little tired. This time he won the Champions League. He also fulfilled the personal dream of a professional player. He wanted to retire and rest, enjoy life, and spend more time with his family.

After careful consideration for a long time, Bruno himself had to admit that Ibrahimovic chose to retire now. Perhaps Ibrahimovic himself had made a careful consideration, and it was more appropriate for the player personally.

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When Ibrahimovic was in Serie A, he won the Serie A championship with Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan; in Spain, he won the La Liga championship with Barcelona, ​​and led Paris Saint-Germain to win the French Ligue 1 championship. He won two Premier League titles, two English League Cup titles and FA Cup titles, and one Europa League title at Manchester United, and now he has won the Champions League.

In terms of personal honors, Ibrahimovic has no regrets at the club level.

Moreover, Ibrahimovic will be 37 years old in October, which is a very high age for any professional player, and even many professional players may have enjoyed a few years of retirement life.

Although in another time and space, Ibrahimovic did not retire this season and went to play in the Major League Soccer, the situation at that time was completely different from now. At least Ibrahimovic did not win the Champions League and Premier League championship trophies with Manchester United.

Now, with no regrets in his career, it is normal for him to choose to retire directly.

What's more, he had no right to decide whether Ibrahimovic retired or not. He told himself that it was just because he was grateful to him.

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Ibrahimovic hugged Bruno and thanked him.

To be precise, he thanked Bruno for helping him win the Champions League.

Bruno accepted Ibrahimovic's thanks, and he felt that he deserved Ibrahimovic's thanks.

If it weren't for him, Ibrahimovic would have won 1 Europa League and 1 League Cup in his two years at Manchester United, but would not have won 2 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 2 Community Shields, 1 League Cup, 1 European Super Cup, and most importantly, he would not have won the Champions League.

If Ibrahimovic announced his joining Manchester United two years ago with the intention of retiring, now Ibrahimovic's retirement can be seen as a successful retirement.

At last night's celebration banquet, Ibrahimovic also announced that he would retire. This is also a formal farewell to his teammates before the team goes on holiday and disbands.

The whole team was shocked to hear Ibrahimovic's retirement decision. No one wanted to see him retire.

However, since Ibrahimovic has made the decision, everyone can only choose to accept it.

We are all professional players, and we are used to seeing the breakups and reunions, so we have a stronger ability to accept it.