Chapter 826 Liu Yimei Is About to Give Birth!

Manchester United's first game in December is against Ajax at home in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

This is a very crucial game for Manchester United.

If they beat Ajax at home, then no matter what the results of the game between Atalanta and Midtjylland are, Manchester United will advance to the group stage one round in advance.

If they are tied by Ajax at home, and Atalanta beats Midtjylland at home, then Manchester United's position at the top of the group will be threatened, and they must fight Midtjylland away in the last round to ensure promotion.

Of course, in extreme cases, if Manchester United loses at home again, they may even fall to third in the standings after this round of games, and the prospect of qualifying from the group will become unclear.

Therefore, in order to control their own destiny, Manchester United must beat Ajax at home.

However, when the game started, people were surprised that players such as Bruno, Harry Kane, Gundogan and Mbappe all sat on the bench, Rashford did not even make the big list, and players such as Greenwood, Mata and Mahrez got the chance to start.

The game started badly. Ajax, who was determined to beat Manchester United away and compete for the qualification for the knockout stage, took control of the situation and initiative at the Millennium Stadium. The ball possession rate in the first 20 minutes was as high as 65%, but Manchester United's defense was good.

Although Mourinho rotated almost the entire frontcourt, the back line remained stable. The back line composed of Cancelo, Maguire, Van Dijk and Luke Shaw performed very steadily and did not give Ajax too many good opportunities. The young player Bellingham was also very good in the midfield.

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With a solid defense, the team has more counterattack opportunities.

Therefore, it was very interesting on the field of play. Ajax had the advantage, but Manchester United had the advantage in shooting and scoring opportunities. The Dutch team did not even have many threatening attacks.

Bruno sat on the bench on the sidelines and watched the game on the field with his own eyes. He felt very sad.

This is the gap in overall strength!

Facing the so-called Dutch giants, Manchester United even sent out half of the substitute lineup, but they did not fall behind on the field. The ball possession rate was inferior, but there were more threatening attacks.

This is the huge gap between the four major league giants and the Dutch giants. The offensive combination of Ajax that swept the Dutch league could not play a threat in front of Manchester United.

The Dutch genius Anthony Santos was completely silent, and he did nothing except drawing a circle on the spot.

"Our current offensive problem is still counterattack. If McTominay had the level of Harry Kane, we would directly find his high point, and teammates around him would grab the second landing point, and we would have scored a goal long ago." Gundogan said confidently.

From the game, Ajax's strength is indeed not as good as Manchester United.

However, after the second half, Ajax suddenly exerted its strength and launched a wave of strong attacks, and in the 59th and 61st minutes, it launched two threatening attacks in a row.

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"It's almost my turn." Gundogan came back from warming up outside and said with a smile.

This was planned before the game. Gundogan will replace Fred.

Through this rotation, they will save strength for the upcoming Christmas devil schedule.

"The Dutch League has always attached great importance to man-to-man, especially in mobile warfare. Now Ajax is willing to press forward, which is a good thing for us." Bruno came over and said to Gundogan, "So, let your teammates run more, intersperse running, stretch their defensive formation, and then cut into the gap, then the opportunity will appear. This is the disadvantage of man-to-man."

After having many matches with Ajax in recent years, Bruno has already had a lot of experience in the game with Ajax.

Gundogan nodded heavily.

Soon, Faria came over and asked Gundogan to prepare to play.

When the German walked to the sidelines and listened to Mourinho's instructions, he didn't know what he said. Mourinho turned his head and looked at Bruno deeply, and then nodded to Gundogan.

After Gundogan went up, Manchester United began to control the situation on the field, which made Bruno on the sidelines look very strange.

This is simply a completely incomprehensible phenomenon.

Except for Gundogan replacing Fred, all other players on the field did not change, but this substitution made Manchester United's midfield more organized and less panicked, and instead organized several attacks.

Just five minutes later, Greenwood got a great opportunity by running through the middle, and shot hard, almost penetrating Ajax's goal.

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Ten minutes after Gundogan came on the court, Mbappe replaced Mahrez.

Just three minutes later, Cancelo made a cross from the right, and Greenwood got another chance, but his shot went wide.

Then came a shot from Mata on the left.

Time passed bit by bit, and both Ajax and Manchester United used two substitutions.

With the appearance of Gundogan and Mbappe, the Red Devils' offensive became more and more fierce, but they were always a step away from scoring.

Mourinho finally used the third substitution in the 82nd minute, with Bruno replacing Mata.

When Bruno came on as a substitute, he could vaguely hear boos from the Ajax bench. The Ajax players obviously had not forgotten the painful memories Bruno had brought them.

They were afraid!

In fear!

And Bruno did not disappoint them.

Mourinho has only one arrangement for him, which is to run in and out, stretch the defense and strive for goals.

After Bruno came on the field, he made a strong breakthrough from the left with his first touch of the ball, but was cleared by Ajax central defender Schurs when he passed into the penalty area.

But just three minutes later, after receiving a pass from Gundogan on the left, Bruno suddenly started and cut inside with the ball.

Mbappe understood this and retreated from the front, seemingly coming to meet Bruno, but in fact he pulled out Schules.

Bruno passed the ball diagonally with his right foot, and Bellingham quickly penetrated the penalty area, stopped the ball, and shot, all in one go!

The ball hit the net!

1:0!

In the 86th minute, Manchester United scored the winning goal with Bruno assisting Bellingham!

At 17 years and 124 days old, Bellingham became the youngest player to score a goal in the history of the Champions League!

Bellingham has also become the fifth super star to emerge from Manchester United in the past five years, following Martial, Rashford, Mbappe and Greenwood!

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This was also the only goal of the game, and Manchester United defeated Ajax 1:0.

In another game played at the same time, Midtjylland, which had already been eliminated early, unexpectedly drew 1:1 with Atalanta in the away game.

As a result, after the five rounds of the group stage, the standings of Group D are as follows:

Manchester United has 4 wins and 1 loss, ranking first with 12 points; Atlanta has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ranking second with 8 points, Ajax has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, ranking third with 7 points. Midtjylland only scored 1 point with 1 draw and 4 losses.

With only one round left in the group stage, Manchester United not only advanced to the knockout rounds ahead of schedule, but even secured first place in the group.

This was a situation that no one expected before the game. Not only did the team defeat their strong rival Ajax in the game, but Atlanta also overturned at home in another competition, directly allowing Manchester United to complete their success in one battle.

This is simply the most perfect result!

What made Bruno even more happy was that after the game, he attended the post-match press conference with head coach Mourinho. When he was about to drive home, he suddenly received a call from one of his real wives. Liu Yimei's due date has arrived.

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His wife was about to give birth, and now Bruno had to let go of even the biggest things. He immediately asked for leave from the club and asked Vanessa to arrange a flight to the capital.

However, Vanessa is more than seven months pregnant and is not suitable to go with him, so she will not go to China with him.

Giaretta didn't know why Bruno left suddenly, so he accompanied him personally. On the way to the airport, Giaretta asked: "Bruno, you are leaving in such a hurry, is everything okay?"

Bruno smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm going to be a father soon, haha..."

"Ah..." Sanchiaretta heard this and was very happy for Bruno, "Then I want to congratulate you, Bruno!"

"Haha..." Bruno couldn't help but be happy. After arriving at the airport, he said goodbye to Giaretta and flew back to the capital immediately.

Liu Lili didn't come, but she sent an assistant to pick up Bruno.

"You...Yimei is about to give birth. I don't know how to come early. What else is more important than giving birth to a baby." Liu Lili complained as soon as they met. Now it is Liu Yimei who is giving birth to a baby, but she is more important than anyone else. nervous.

"How is Yimei?" Bruno asked impatiently. It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening when he rushed back by plane.

"The operation will be done soon, and she is still waiting for you!" Liu Lili said.

Bruno walked into the ward, walked up to Liu Yimei, and said affectionately: "Yimei..."

"Bruno..." Liu Yimei had already changed into the patient's clothes and said with tears in her eyes, "You are finally back!"

"Yes, I'm back!" Bruno held her hand tightly, "Don't be afraid, I'm by your side."

"It'll be good if Bruno comes back. Yimei, don't be too nervous. The doctors said it doesn't matter. A caesarean section is the safest. Haha... Now that Bruno is with you, what do you have to worry about?" Liu Lili comforted.

At this time, a nurse came in at the door and asked: "How is it? The mother is ready and has been waiting for a long time. Should she do this caesarean section?"

"Yes, of course we have to do it. Miss nurse, it will be ready soon! Please tell the doctor to wait a moment, please." Liu Lili quickly stepped forward to explain.

The nurse nodded, turned around and left the ward.