Chapter 694: Overwhelming

After scoring two goals in a row, Manchester United completely destroyed their morale. On the other hand, Schalke 04 seemed a little at a loss and didn't know what to do.

At this time, Manchester United once again fought back. After Luke Shaw dribbled the ball from the left, he passed it diagonally to Bruno in the center.

Bruno dribbled the ball forward and diagonally to the left. After forcibly breaking through Van Homoet, he went down to the baseline and passed to the goal.

Harry Kane followed up and headed the goal from close range, and the ball went in! ! ! !

"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!"

"The third assist! This is Bruno's third assist in this game!! This is a wonderful assist after a long-distance run of nearly fifty meters!!!"

"Oh my God, he scored a hat trick of assists in less than twenty minutes!"

"3:0! Manchester United launched a fierce offensive in just ten minutes. Schalke 04 was defeated in the away game!"

"Tedesco should stabilize the team's position as soon as possible. Otherwise, with Manchester United's current momentum, Schalke 04 will lose another goal sooner or later."

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After scoring three consecutive goals, the entire Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was completely boiling.

Manchester United's players also played well and played their own rhythm, and the situation in the subsequent game was completely reversed. Manchester United reversed its passivity at the beginning and frequently launched offensives against Schalke 04, especially Bruno who was very active.

Two minutes after Harry Kane scored the third goal, Bruno dunked past Serdar in the middle and hit the goal with his left foot, but it missed the post slightly, and then he hit again outside the penalty area. The shot was saved by Schalke goalkeeper Fellman.

Manchester United was very active, but Schalke 04 was not without the ability to fight back.

After conceding three goals in a row, the miners who were forced into a desperate situation seemed to be aroused. They did not consider defending at all, but continued to attack Manchester United. The head coach Tedesco on the sidelines was helpless.

Soon, the results of the confrontation came out.

When Bruno got the ball in the middle, he suddenly threw away Serdar, dribbled the ball to the right, got ahead of McKennie, passed the ball diagonally behind the defense with his right foot, and fell directly to the back of the goal.

Mbappe quickly crossed into the penalty area, got ahead of everyone, headed the ball from close range, and smashed the ball into the Schalke 04 goal.

4:0!

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"Oh my God! Four goals!"

"All four of Manchester United's goals came from Bruno's assists. It's unbelievable!"

"Bruno led an incredible wave of attacks from Manchester United."

"In the 34th minute of the first half, Manchester United led Schalke 4:0!"

"This is definitely a result that no one expected before the game. Shakhtar Schalke 04 were defeated at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff."

"Bruno, who contributed four assists, became the most dazzling player in the game. Although he did not score a goal, every move he made and every touch he made created excellent shots for Manchester United players. Opportunities, and he also had several very good shooting opportunities, but unfortunately, he only had the luck of assists tonight, and his shooting luck seemed a little worse.”

"But no matter what, Bruno is still the center of attention on the court. Don't believe it? Then please listen to the shouts from the fans at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium!"

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Amid the roar of more than 70,000 fans in the audience, Manchester United continued to launch attacks against Schalke 04 even though they were already leading by four goals.

Especially Bruno, he really wanted to score a goal. But tonight he seemed to have forgotten to put on his shooting boots and failed to seize two good opportunities. The score on the field did not change again until the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Manchester United entered the halftime break with a 4:0 lead. The players walked into the tunnel amidst the cheers of Manchester United fans, and everyone had excited smiles on their faces.

It was clear that the first half was something they were both proud of.

"This is definitely the most exciting first half this season, even better than the first half against Arsenal!" the on-site commentator shouted loudly.

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Bruno and his teammates walked into the players' tunnel and went directly to the home team's locker room. Some took off their clothes and wiped their bodies; some sat on chairs and let the club's massage staff come up to serve them; some couldn't sit still and stood there walking around; and some Then he sat directly on the long table in front of the seat...

If the various scenes in the locker room were broadcast outside, they would definitely be shocked.

"This team is so different from Schalke 04 in my impression." Gundogan said lightly, with a smile on his face.

Obviously, he scored a goal and it felt pretty good.

As a former Dortmund player, Gundogan is naturally no stranger to Schalke 04. After all, the Ruhr area derby is known as the strongest derby in the Bundesliga.

Both teams are Bundesliga giants. Schalke 04 has won the German top league championship 7 times in history, but the time is relatively long. After entering the Bundesliga period, their best result was the league runner-up. In the European arena, they won the UEFA Cup in the 1996-1997 season. In addition, they have won the German Cup 5 times, second only to Bayern, which has won 19 times.

In comparison, Dortmund is more famous. After all, they are the only team in the Bundesliga that can compete with Bayern Munich. They have won the German top league championship 8 times, which is higher than Schalke 04, and 5 of them have won since the 1990s. In addition, they have won 4 German Cup titles, 1 Champions League title, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup title and 1 Toyota Cup.

In Gundogan's memory, every Ruhr derby was a fierce battle, and the victory or defeat was almost between one goal.

Gundogan is also very clear that the years he played for Dortmund happened to be the peak of the history of the Hornets, so Dortmund can still have a certain advantage in the Ruhr derby. In fact, in the history of the entire Ruhr derby, Dortmund is actually at a disadvantage.

But today's Schalke 04 was so vulnerable that Manchester United easily scored 4 goals in the first half, which gave Gundogan a sense of unreality.

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"Schalke 04's strength is still good. Their abnormal performance today may have a lot to do with their situation." Bruno said.

In the Bundesliga, Schalke 04, which was the runner-up of the Bundesliga last season, only got 23 points after 25 rounds this season, and is only one step away from the relegation zone. This not only puts Schalke 04's head coach Tedesco under great pressure, but also Schalke 04 players are not easy. The media and fans are not friendly to them.

In the Champions League, Schalke 04's situation is not good either.

In Group D, which is composed of Porto, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Moscow and Schalke 04, which is generally weak in strength, Schalke 04's performance is not good. With three wins, two draws and one loss, they got eleven points and qualified as the second in the group.

This is the first time Schalke 04 has participated in the Champions League again after a lapse of four years, and it is also the first time they have advanced to the Champions League knockout stage again after four years.

In the increasingly competitive European football, four years can be said to be an era. The group of Schalke 04 players who entered the Champions League knockout stage four years ago are now very few. Especially the 11 Schalke 04 players who started today are all new faces.

This is why many media reporters said in their pre-match analysis that Schalke 04 lacks experience.

The knockout stage of the Champions League is completely different from the league, and the opponents and game strategies are completely different.

Whether it is the players of Schalke 04 or the head coach Tedesco, they obviously lack such experience.

"The team is in a bad situation now, and the head coach and players are inexperienced, which makes this team a little out of control. They actually played against us when we were in rhythm and form!" Bruno shook his head and smiled bitterly.

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He didn't pay much attention to Schalke 04's performance in the Bundesliga, but judging from this game, this team really has no concept of controlling the rhythm. They attacked as soon as they came up, and they attacked after losing the ball, and they kept playing against Manchester United.

But the problem is that Manchester United has enough confidence. Not only because this is the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, but also because there are midfielders like Bruno, Gundogan and Kante in the midfield, which makes Schalke 04 unable to resist Manchester United's midfield suppression.

Manchester United players discussed the first half of the game in the locker room. Although they didn't talk big, they were more or less confident. After all, they were already leading by four goals in the first half, but Bruno reminded his teammates from time to time not to be careless.

Bruno remembered that four years ago, Real Madrid also defeated Schalke 04 away from home, and it was a big advantage of 2:0. But back at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid was defeated by Schalke 04 with a score of 4:3, and almost capsized.

Bruno didn't want that to happen to Manchester United and himself.

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As the captain and absolute core of Manchester United, Bruno still has a great influence on Manchester United. In a sense, even the head coach Mourinho's control over the team is not as good as his.

After Bruno gave a preventive shot in the midfield and took the initiative to instigate Manchester United's offensive at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United still pressed Schalke 04 on the field.

"Manchester United launches an attack from the right."

"Cancelo takes the ball, cuts in, passes it to Mbappe, no chance, passes it back to Cancelo."

"Cancelo passes it with a long pass to Bruno."

"Bruno stops the ball with his chest, facing McKennie, one-on-one."

"Forced breakthrough, one dribble, dribbles to the ribs, and kicks directly!!!!"

"Fierman! Schalke 04 goalkeeper Feerman has made a contribution! He used both hands to block Bruno's long shot from the left side of the penalty area!"