Chapter 693 Two Stunning Blows

Continuous acceleration, dribbling and changing directions made Bruno a little breathless. When he walked back, he felt a little depressed.

He knew that he was being closely guarded by Schalke 04.

This kind of targeted defense with multiple double teams is really a headache.

Just now, after he got rid of Bugstaler, McKennie's steal was very timely. If he was a second slower, Bruno could have changed direction and cut in directly instead of cutting in horizontally.

Cutting in horizontally and cutting in diagonally are two completely different effects. At least, Bruno had to change direction and cut in directly after cutting in horizontally.

It must be said that Schalke 04's defense is really meticulous.

Bruno turned his head and glanced at the big bearded man in front of the visiting team coaching seat on the sidelines.

Tedesco seemed to be in a good mood. When he saw the team resolve a Manchester United attack, he laughed very annoyingly.

He should be happy that his targeted defensive tactics worked, right? Bruno thought.

Bruno could feel that Schalke 04's defense had always focused on him and Harry Kane, and both were relatively successful, which directly led to Manchester United's passivity after the opening.

What to do?

If they continue to play like this, if Schalke 04 really scores first, then Manchester United will be passive.

We must find a way to break their defense!

Bruno was struggling to find an opportunity.

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Soon, Schalke 04 launched another wave of attacks on Manchester United. Embolo made a very threatening long shot, which slightly touched the post and went out of the bottom line, which scared everyone in the Cardiff Millennium Stadium.

The ball almost went in!

Bruno also got a chance soon. This time he suddenly appeared in the left side of the midfield to receive the ball, and quickly rushed forward with the ball, rushing before McKennie, and passed the ball directly to Harry Kane's feet. But when the England striker kicked the ball, he was disturbed by the Schalke 04 defenders and missed the target. He kicked the ball off target and it was a bit outrageous.

Harry Kane was also very depressed because he was sandwiched by two players.

Bruno knew that the attack failed because Manchester United's midfield retreated too far back after the opening, which resulted in no one in the front position of the team's center during the counterattack. If Gundogan could quickly move forward, with his long-range shooting ability...

Thinking of this, Bruno did not forget to wink at Gundogan when he ran back to his own half.

The two have cooperated for more than two years. Bruno has passed the ball to Gundogan, and Gundogan has also assisted Bruno. They have a tacit understanding with each other. Bruno winked, and Gundogan guessed the intention, hesitated, and nodded.

Then, Bruno made another gesture to Harry Kane.

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Tedesco’s team did a good job in overall offense and defense, very efficient and fast. They can quickly get in when attacking and quickly retreat when defending.

When Manchester United stole the ball again and launched a counterattack, when Bruno received the ball on the left, Konoplyanka was already in front of him, and Van Homoet was in the back.

Just by looking at it, Bruno could guess that he could not break through the right defense of these two players alone, not to mention that there was a covetous McKennie next to him.

But this time, Bruno wanted to attract attention. So he started quickly after receiving the ball, dribbled directly to Burgstadler, forcing Schalke 04’s defense to retreat again and again.

When retreating to the 30-meter area, Bruno suddenly did a bicycle kick, but did not pass the player, but faked a shot and changed direction to dribble the ball inside.

McKennie rushed over quickly, but Bruno was faster, pushing the ball to the middle with his right foot.

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed through the mind of the American midfielder: Oops! Falling in the trap!

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When Kante and Gundogan saw Bruno rushing towards Bugstaler with the ball, they immediately understood Bruno's intention.

This time, Gundogan, who was in the best position, quickly inserted and rushed directly to the front of the penalty area. He believed that Bruno must be able to bring the ball out and pass it over.

This is his confidence in Bruno after the two sides have been partners for more than two years!

Facts have proved that Bruno rarely disappoints. When Gundogan just rushed into the 30-meter area, he saw Bruno shake off Bugstaler and sent the ball to his front before McKennie.

If it were someone else, he would definitely curse at this time: Damn, can't you pass it closer? But in the game, Gundogan didn't have time to think about it, and chased him at his fastest speed.

As a passer, he knew very well that Bruno's pass must not be that simple.

When Gundogan caught up with the ball, he suddenly realized why Bruno wanted to pass it here. Because when he received the ball, he happened to have some distance from Serdar. Stambury and Sane were restrained by Harry Kane, and a passage was completely opened in the middle of Schalke 04.

Gundogan stopped the ball with his right foot and quickly chased it, directly shooting with his right foot.

The whole stadium only heard a muffled "bang", and before everyone could react, they saw the ball hit the goal guarded by Schalke 04 goalkeeper Feldmann at a very fast speed.

Schalke 04 goalkeeper Feldman didn't even have time to react. He just bent his body slightly, and the ball flew into the goal behind him!

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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Gundogan!"

"The ball went in!!!!!!"

"1:0! A quick counterattack from Manchester United, Bruno assisted Gundogan to score, a very exciting long shot from 20 meters away!"

The German felt very strongly when he kicked the ball, he knew the ball was in!

When he saw the ball fly into Schalke 04's goal, he rushed out of the stadium and ran to the sidelines to celebrate the goal.

Gundogan played for Dortmund before joining Manchester United, and the Bundesliga Hornets and Schalke 04 are mortal enemies. The Ruhr derby between the two is the most popular derby in the Bundesliga.

Now, although he has joined Manchester United, he still has no good attitude towards Schalke 04.

The most important thing is that this is a goal in the Champions League knockout stage!

Gundogan was so happy!

Manchester United players also gathered around Bruno and Gundogan, celebrating the German midfielder's key goal, which will greatly relieve Manchester United's pressure.

"They want to focus on me, I will be responsible for pulling their defense apart, you run, just play like this, kill them!" Bruno's confidence became stronger after his plan succeeded.

His teammates also nodded, obviously realizing that this was an opportunity.

The main reason was that Schalke 04 pressed too close.

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It's over!

Tedesco felt a little dizzy, as if his head was hit by a club.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Schalke 04 had an overwhelming advantage, but unexpectedly lost a goal suddenly.

What should I do now? Just retreat? Just now, I was almost scoring a goal. It would be a pity to retreat now, and all my previous efforts would be wasted.

But if I don't retreat, what if I lose the ball again?

Under normal circumstances, the coach's choice at this time must be to stabilize the defense first, and then slowly wait for the opportunity. But Tedesco has no way out, so his choice is to continue to gamble.

Schalke 04's players were obviously also angry about the goal loss, because they had the advantage and almost scored several times, but in the end Manchester United scored first. How could they accept this?

So the coach did not stop them, and they launched a more crazy counterattack.

On the football field, calmness and rationality are the most important things on the field. Statistics show that in a football game, the ten minutes after a goal is the peak period for scoring again. Either the team that lost the goal counterattacked wildly to score, or the team that scored took advantage of the victory and caught the opponent's loophole to score another goal to expand the score advantage.

But it is also possible that the team that lost the goal counterattacked wildly, but failed to score, but was counterattacked by the opponent, just like this time by Manchester United.

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After receiving the ball on the left rib, Bruno passed it diagonally to Harry Kane who was pulled to the left side.

After the English center forward pulled out the Schalke 04 defender, he passed the ball back to the left side and gave it to Rashford who was coming from the back row.

Rashford received the ball and passed it horizontally to Bruno who ran to the middle.

Bruno blocked McKennie with his body, faced the ball with his left foot, and gently rubbed it behind Sane.

At this time, Mbappe, who suddenly moved forward, suddenly appeared behind Sane, caught up with the ball one step ahead, and shot directly in the top area of ​​the penalty area. The ball passed over the head of the attacking goalkeeper Feldman and fell into the goal of Schalke 04.

2:0!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Five minutes, five minutes! Manchester United scored two goals in five minutes, both assisted by Bruno!"

"My God, he was clearly facing the middle, but how did he see Mbappe coming from the back? Does Bruno have a pair of eyes on the back of his head?"

"This pass was very clever, it made an arc and passed Sane, and Mbappe only needed to shoot."

"With an assist from Bruno, Mbappe's long shot from the front of the penalty area once again penetrated the goal of Schalke 04!"

"2:0!"

Mbappe rushed out of the court first, and Manchester United players chased after him to celebrate the team's goal.

Others also congratulated him and admired Bruno's assist just now. It was completely unexpected, because he was facing the left to receive the ball at the time, and he couldn't see Bruno behind him at all, but he just passed the ball, and passed it just right.

To say that this was a coincidence was too far-fetched, but to say that he did it on purpose was a bit unbelievable.

Bruno did not explain. Sometimes, it is a good thing to maintain some mystery.