From the man behind the football king to the football king

On the evening of December 8, local time in Europe, the final round of the Europa League group stage began. Manchester United visited Lugansk, Ukraine, to challenge Zoya, who was at the bottom of the group.

Because they lost 0:2 to Fenerbahce in the fifth round of the group stage, Zoya was eliminated early. Therefore, for Manchester United and Zoya, this game is just a battle to fulfill the procedures. The only pursuit of Manchester United is to enter the knockout stage with a complete victory record, while Zoya hopes to get a victory at home to avoid the embarrassment of being hard to win in the group stage.

At present, the battle between Bruno and Ronaldo for the Golden Globe Award has reached a critical moment. Just next Monday, "France Football", the organizer of the European Golden Globe Awards, will officially announce the final winner of this year's European Golden Globe Awards.

Under such circumstances, even though this Europa League group match was a very tasteless match for Manchester United, Mourinho still brought Bruno to Ukraine and let Bruno start.

Although he had a good personal relationship with Ronaldo, in the face of the competition between Bruno, his beloved general, and Ronaldo, his former disciple, Mourinho sided with Bruno without any hesitation and gave Bruno all the opportunities to perform. .

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Although Bruno knew that he had no advantage in the competition with Ronaldo this year, he still did not disappoint Mourinho. In the 17th minute of the game, he used a trademark long shot to help Manchester United take the lead.

Professional football matches are inherently high-pressure operations. Playing football under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of fans, those with a slightly weaker ability to withstand pressure may not even be able to stand firmly, let alone display their usual strength.

This Tottenham team has a very strong lineup, with top forwards like Harry Kane at the front, Premier League stars like Son Heung-min, Eriksen, and Wanyama in the midfield, and Kyle Walker, The defense of Danny Rose, Vertonghen and Alderweireld is currently the most stable defense in the Premier League. It has only conceded 10 goals in 14 rounds of the Premier League, compared to Chelsea's defense which has conceded 13 goals. It is even better than the Manchester United backline, which conceded 14 goals.

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In this game, Tottenham once again deployed a 433 formation, which is also their most commonly used formation this season.

"I believe that losing this year's European Ballon d'Or will not be a blow to him. He is already fully prepared!"

Everyone nodded.

In Real Madrid's home game against Deportivo La Coruña, Ronaldo was not included in the team's roster. That was because he had already left for Paris to take makeup photos for the European Ballon d'Or.

Can he bear it?

"You're fine!"

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After introducing the referee, the commentator immediately introduced the starting lineups of the two teams, focusing on Manchester United's formation. The final live broadcast camera was focused on Bruno for a long time.

Although this result was expected, Bruno was still in a bad mood.

Although he led the team to a great victory over his opponent, Bruno was not happy when he returned to the UK from Ukraine with the team, because until this time, he had not received the award notification from "France Football"!

In the second half, the side changed again. In the 48th minute, Rojo succeeded in grabbing the ball in the midfield. Bruno intercepted the ball and chased the wind and rushed to the front of the penalty area. At this time, Rooney behind him took away some defenders. Bruno Taking advantage of the trend, he flicked his ankle past the defender and easily pushed the ball into the far corner of the penalty area.

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He was sitting in front of the closet, with his head raised and leaning against the closet, his eyes closed, making it impossible to see his state of mind at this moment.

The match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at home came on the afternoon of December 11th, Greenwich time. Bruno was included in the Manchester United squad announced the previous day.

"Don't be too nervous, just play as usual. Don't go out of your way to accommodate me. Winning is the first priority."

Regarding Bruno, Mourinho said that he did not need any comfort at all.

This also attracted the attention of the world. Everyone wanted to see what kind of performance Bruno would perform after losing the European Ballon d'Or in 2016.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed Real Madrid's current game, but Bruno started the game. The whole world knows the final result of this year's European Ballon d'Or.

Amid the roar of more than 70,000 fans, players from both teams entered the stadium under the leadership of referee Mike Dean.

The goalkeeper is De Gea, the defense is Valencia, Maguire, Van Dijk and Luke Shaw, the midfielder is Kante, Gundogan and Carrick are the midfielders, and Rashford is on the left Germany, the center is Ibrahimovic, and Bruno was once again pushed to the right wing position by Mourinho.

"Hi." Bruno felt that the atmosphere was a little stiff and smiled deliberately, trying to dilute the weird atmosphere.

After returning to the locker room from the pre-match training, Bruno was already ready early.

Manchester United also put up a very offensive lineup in this game.

At this time, the second bell sounded as urged by the referee.

As early as before the game, Tottenham head coach Pochettino stated in an interview with the media that Tottenham will not stay on the road. Although Tottenham is currently 12 points behind Manchester United, his team will not admit defeat.

There was dead silence in the locker room, no one spoke. The players all sat quietly, except occasionally someone would raise his head and look at Bruno.

Although they can't empathize with it, Manchester United players can imagine that the pressure Bruno is carrying at this moment will definitely be ten times, or even a hundred times, a thousand times heavier than he usually is.

At that time, Ashley Young knocked back near the right baseline, and Ibrahimovic continued to cross the middle. Bruno let the ball pass and then shot with his feet. The ball roared into Zoya's net.

"Come on! We all believe you can do it!"

"I will do my best to support you."

The teammates encouraged each other with their words, and Bruno felt warm in his heart.

Tottenham have achieved a good record of 7 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in the first 14 rounds, and beat Manchester City with a goal difference, ranking fifth in the Premier League standings. Under the leadership of Pochettino, Lilywhites performed very well.

For a star like Bruno, every game is highly anticipated, and pressure has become a daily routine. But tonight's game is obviously different from the past, and Bruno is the center of attention.

The referee rang the bell to enter the locker room, breaking the silence in the locker room.

"Thank you." After saying that, he extended his right hand.

pressure? That's for sure, and it's huge.

3:0, Manchester United sealed the victory, and Bruno sent his 43rd assist in 2016!

At this point, Bruno has directly scored 112 goals in 2016, which is only one step away from Messi's record of 113 goals in a single natural year set in 2012!

In the end, Manchester United defeated Roya 3-0 in an away game, winning all six group matches and advancing to the knockout rounds of this season's Europa League.

"I believe in you, buddy, if you work hard, you will definitely score!"

Over the weekend, all major European leagues are ushering in this weekend's events.

Although the person who won this year's European Ballon d'Or is likely to be very popular among Manchester United fans, in comparison, Bruno, the current darling of the Old Trafford Stadium, is responsible for the team's revival. Even more supported by Manchester United fans.

All the players put their hands on the backs of Bruno and his teammates' hands and waved them hard.

Bruno also opened his eyes at this time and saw all his teammates watching him silently.

"come on!"

Manchester United did not dare to be careless at all. Head coach Mourinho said before the game that playing three games and traveling more than 6,000 kilometers in just six days was a huge pressure on the players, but he believed in the football team. The team is able to overcome this pressure very well because everyone wants to win.

This is already obvious. In this year's European Ballon d'Or selection, he failed to win!

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It's time to play!

The players gathered their spirits and made final inspections and preparations before going on the field.

2:0, Manchester United took a two-goal lead in the away game, and Bruno scored his 69th goal in 2016.

This is Bruno's 68th goal in 2016, far ahead of Ronaldo, who scored 51 goals.

This is the first ring.

"Two teams entered the stadium one after another."

All Manchester United fans not only come here to win the game, but also hope that they can encourage Bruno with applause and cheers.

Not only the two sides facing each other, but also the Old Trafford Stadium was full.

For him, this is both motivation and pressure.

He had no choice but to face the difficulties.

This will be a tough battle for Manchester United!

Bruno's performance did not end there. In the 88th minute, Bruno got rid of the pass without looking at anyone, and Ibrahimovic succeeded in countering offside and easily scored with one shot.

"In the spirit of professionalism and sportsmanship, we will do our best to show our strongest strength at Old Trafford. This is not only respect for the game, but also respect for our fans, and also for our fans." Bruno’s respect.”

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The attention of the media, the expectations of the fans, and the support of the club, all of this is invested in Bruno.

"I won't say anything anymore, just go ahead and do it!"

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This is a question that no one can give an answer to. Only Bruno himself can answer it through the game.

"There were many Manchester United fans at the scene who held slogans and banners supporting Bruno. They obviously knew that Bruno would not be eligible for this year's European Ballon d'Or."

"In fact, I personally feel that this year's European Ballon d'Or selection is somewhat controversial. Because whether it is in terms of personal performance or team honors, Bruno is not inferior to Ronaldo, or even better." BBC commentator Gary Lineker said.