Chapter 824: Invincible Army

After Bruno scored a goal and broke the deadlock on the field, the old coach Gasperini seemed very annoyed.

Although he wanted to attack Manchester United and equalize the score as soon as possible, his remaining rationality made him give up such an idea.

Atalanta quickly adjusted the team's tactics and began to focus more on defense, which made it difficult for Manchester United to continue to create threatening scoring opportunities throughout the first half.

Bruno was also closely guarded by the opponent and failed to get a good chance.

The first half ended with a 1:0 lead.

After the second half, Manchester United still adopted the game strategy of the first half, steadily testing the left side of Atalanta, especially the point of Jimsiti.

In the 49th minute, Bruno got another chance on the right. Facing Toloy one-on-one, Bruno forced to start and rushed into the right side of Atalanta's penalty area along the right side. When Toloy and Jimsiti's attention was on him, Bruno suddenly passed the ball back to Dalot who was inserted in the back row.

After receiving the ball, the Portuguese right-back entered the penalty area along the right rib, volleyed with his right foot, and broke through Atalanta's goal again.

2:0!

This goal helped Manchester United basically lock in the victory.

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At this point in the game, Gasperini, the offensive maniac, could not sit still at all.

If the team continues to defend, it can certainly reduce the number of goals lost, but there is no hope of winning at all.

Although Gasperini did not want to compete with Manchester United for the first place in the group, if Atalanta wants to advance to the knockout stage, it must compete with Ajax for the second place in the group. It must not only play well against Ajax and Midtjylland, but also try to achieve good results in the game against Manchester United.

Especially in the last round, Atalanta was tied by Ajax at home, which has put Atalanta in a disadvantageous position in the competition with Ajax.

So Atalanta must go all out to fight Manchester United.

Atalanta players have no interest in defending at home, and now the referee has ordered the whole army to attack, so they are naturally very happy to accept it.

For a while, the two sides went back and forth on the field, and the rhythm of the offense and defense conversion on the field became faster and faster.

After the team led by two goals, Bruno was still not satisfied and continued to run in the frontcourt frequently.

Only six minutes after the last goal, Bruno received a pass from Harry Kane and rushed into the penalty area with the ball. When facing Jimsiti, the Atlanta central defender was forced to trip Bruno.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and gave a yellow card plus a penalty.

The Atlanta central defender also accumulated a second yellow card and was sent off with a red card. Atlanta had to face the situation of ten people fighting.

Bruno personally took the penalty kick and calmly took the penalty kick and hit it, expanding the score to 3:0.

This is Bruno's 80th Champions League goal in his career!

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The impact of this goal on Atlanta was huge. Not only did they lose one player, but they also basically had no possibility of a comeback in the score, which made them completely collapse.

In the 55th minute of the game, Manchester United scored the fourth goal of the game.

Greenwood's pass from the left midfield broke through the Atlanta defense again. Bruno broke through the attacking Sportiello and calmly shot into the empty goal. Manchester United led Atlanta 4:0, and Bruno performed a hat trick.

Then, Bruno was replaced and Lingard replaced him.

And six minutes after Bruno left the court, Greenwood also scored a goal, expanding the score to 5:0.

Mahrez's pass from the frontcourt broke through the defense, Greenwood took advantage of the situation, broke into the penalty area, and easily shot the ball into the net. Manchester United led Atlanta 5:0.

This is also the final score of the game.

The reason for Atlanta's tragic defeat in this game was that Atlanta lost the ball too early, and the bloodthirsty nature of the offensive maniacs made them forget everything, and Manchester United's counterattacks repeatedly broke through the defense.

Bruno's understated and slightly freehand hat trick in this game can be completely understood as the reincarnation of Zhang Sanfeng on the football field, a typical Wudang Tai Chi of lifting a heavy weight with a little effort.

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Manchester United won 5:0 in two consecutive Champions League group matches, which allowed them to firmly stand at the top of the group. Ajax and Atalanta both have a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. Ajax is temporarily ranked second in the group with a goal difference advantage, while Atalanta ranks third.

Only three rounds of the group stage have passed, and Manchester United's advantage is already very obvious.

In the next fourth round of the group, they only need to beat Atalanta at home to advance to the knockout stage two rounds in advance.

If Ajax makes a mistake in the fourth round of the home game against Midtjylland, Manchester United can even lock the first place in the group two rounds in advance.

Of course, this possibility is very small.

Although ten Hag's team has been poached by European giants for several consecutive summers, and most of the main players of the team that broke into the Champions League semi-finals two years ago have been poached, they still maintain their strength due to Ajax's strong blood-making ability.

Although this team is still a little unable to compete with top giants like Manchester United, it is not comparable to teams like Midtjylland.

After winning three consecutive games in the Champions League group stage this season, Manchester United's winning streak in the Champions League has been extended to 30 games, and the unbeaten record has reached 40 games!

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Back in England, Manchester United will soon usher in the eighth round of the Premier League at the weekend. They will visit Goodison Park to challenge Everton.

Mourinho continued to rotate the lineup, and the players who played against Arsenal last weekend returned.

Ancelotti's team had a very glorious time at the beginning of the season, and once led the Premier League standings with four consecutive wins. But as the season progressed, Everton fell into a trough. They first tied with their city rival Liverpool at home 2:2 in the 5th round, and then lost 0:2 to Southampton away in the 6th round, and lost 1:2 to Newcastle United away in the 7th round.

After 7 rounds of the league, Everton has fallen out of the Champions League zone and is even at risk of falling out of the top seven in the standings.

Therefore, Everton can no longer afford to lose this game.

Ancelotti also made sufficient preparations at home. After the opening, the two sides were in a stalemate for more than ten minutes.

In the 19th minute, Everton goalkeeper Pickford kicked the ball directly to the front court, Lewin headed the ball, Bernard passed Dalot at the front of the penalty area, and then made a low shot, and the ball went into the lower left corner of the goal!

Everton leads 1:0 at home!

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From the backcourt to breaking the Manchester United goal, the ball only passed through 3 Everton players and 2 passes.

Of course, most of the credit should be attributed to Bernard. This is his first start in the Premier League this season, and his performance is worthy of Ancelotti's trust.

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It's a pity that Ancelotti was happy for nothing.

In the 25th minute, Luke Shaw, who had just returned from injury in this game, made a cross from the left, and Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes violently headed the ball into the net!

Manchester United 1:1 Verdon!

In the 32nd minute, Bruno made a rub pass from the upper left corner of the penalty area, and Rashford headed the ball. Although he did not touch the ball, his action interfered with Pickford, and the ball bounced off the ground and hit the post and flew into the net!

2:1, Manchester United overtook the score!

In the countdown stage of the whole game, Everton, unwilling to fail, pressed hard and gave Manchester United a chance to counterattack. It was Bruno's assist again, and McTominay, who came on as a substitute, calmly pushed the ball!

In the end, Manchester United reversed and won 3:1. After experiencing the shame of a 1:3 home defeat at the feet of Crystal Palace in the second round of the league, the team ushered in six consecutive league victories and 12 consecutive victories in all competitions.

Since Liverpool and Manchester City tied 1:1 at Stamford Bridge in this round, Manchester United's advantage in the standings has expanded to 3 points.

However, the second place in the standings at this time has become Leicester City. The Foxes continued their excellent performance last season this season. Not only did they get an excellent start of 6 wins and 2 losses in the Premier League, but they also won three consecutive victories in the Europa League, and they are only one step away from qualifying for the knockout stage.

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Then, international football entered the third international match day of this season, and Bruno also returned to serve the king.

The Portuguese national team has two group matches in the European Nations League on this international match day, one at home against the strong opponent France, and the other away to challenge Croatia.

These are also the last two rounds of group matches in this European Nations League.

Portugal's home game against France is a very crucial battle. Although Portugal currently ranks first in the group with a record of four consecutive wins, France has also achieved 3 wins and 1 loss. If they beat Portugal in this round of group matches, it is possible to successfully turn the tables and snatch the first place in the group from Portugal.

Due to the competition system of the UEFA Nations League A, only the first place in the four groups can enter the semi-finals and compete for the final championship, so Portugal must stand at the top of the list to advance to the semi-finals.

But Portugal was ultimately unable to win. France defeated Portugal with Kante's goal, ending the embarrassing record of four consecutive defeats against Portugal since 2014.

Portugal also suffered its first defeat in the UEFA Nations League. However, in the group standings, Portugal still relied on the advantage of goal difference to surpass France and ranked first.

Three days later, the last round of the UEFA Nations League group stage started.

In the first half, Ruben Semedo made a low-level mistake in clearing the ball, Kovacic broke the deadlock with two consecutive shots in front of the goal, and Zhuranovic headed the ball off the target.

In the second half, Rogge stepped on Ronaldo and was sent off with two yellow cards and one red card. Then Ronaldo took a free kick and caused the goalkeeper to lose his hand, and Bruno made a supplementary shot to equalize the score.

Diogo Jota's handball escaped the referee's eyes and assisted Felix to score the goal to overtake. Kovacic scored a world wave and scored twice to bring the two sides back to the same starting line.

At the last moment, Livakovic missed the cross ball and the ball hit Lovren's back and bounced off. Ruben Dias turned and shot into the empty goal to score the winning goal.

At the end of the group stage, Portugal beat France with a goal difference and won the first place in the group, while Sweden was relegated to League B.