From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 111 Thunder on the ground

Bruno has been passing the ball back and forth with several teammates in the Udinese midfield and backcourt. Sometimes he will pass the ball forward, but after he passes the ball, he will let the receiving player pass the ball back to him. If Benfica's three When the forward player got a little closer, he continued to pass back and cross the ball. Anyway, he was not in a hurry to pass the ball forward.

Don't think that he just passes the ball for the sake of passing the ball. In the process, he has been observing the changes in his teammates and Benfica's defense.

When he passed the ball forward, that's when the situation changed. There might be a gap in the opponent's defense, but the gap closed immediately, so he waved the ball back and waited patiently for the next time. That opportunity presents itself.

If the hole is small, then keep coming back. If there is a big opportunity, he will move forward after passing the ball.

For these five or six minutes, football was always controlled by Udinese.

Benfica's players were not in a hurry to grab the ball. Although they lost the away game in the first round, they scored an away goal.As long as they can win this game 1:0 at home, they can eliminate Udinese.

Therefore, for Benfica, it is not about attacking in a hurry, but about seizing the opportunity to give Udinese a fatal blow while ensuring that they do not make mistakes.

If they are eager to attack and Udinese seizes the opportunity to counterattack and score an away goal, the situation will be very unfavorable for Benfica.

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Players on both sides of the game were no longer eager to attack, but the Benfica fans in the stands were very dissatisfied.

On the one hand, Benfica lost the first leg away from home. If they cannot win the game, they will be eliminated.On the other hand, they naturally laughed at Udinese for being a coward who only knew how to play in the backcourt and was as annoying as Barcelona.

Benfica fans booed louder and louder in the stands.

When Udinese first started to make mistakes in the midfield and backcourt, the boos were sporadic. They only got louder when Bruno got the ball. Now it has developed to the point where no matter who it is, as long as Udinese starts to make mistakes, The boos don't stop unless they move the ball forward.

Not only were there boos, there were also a lot of curses insulting Udinese.

"Cowardly Italians, why don't you attack?"

"Nigger, nigger! You are a big nigger! Be careful if you get hit by a car when you go out at night!"

"If you want to give up the game, please kneel down and raise your hands!"

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Just when they were scolding each other more and more fiercely, Bruno asked Danilo for the ball and passed it to Kanter.

As soon as Kanter got the ball, Cardoso rushed forward. He seemed a little tired of such repeated midfield moves.

Seeing his opponent approaching, Kanter immediately prepared to pass to the full-back Silva who was retreating.

But at this moment he saw Bruno making a gesture to him - pass in front of me!

Kanter didn't have time to think about why. Anyway, he just listened to Bruno.

Although that guy is young, he is really smart and has too many clever ideas on the court.

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At the same time that Kanter sent the football to Bruno, Bruno also started to move forward.

Rodrigo wanted to come up and steal, or block Bruno.

Bruno did not struggle with him, but directly sent the football to the feet of McSuell in front.Then, instead of hooking the ball and letting McSuell pass the ball back like before, he ran forward himself.

When McSuell saw him suddenly advancing, he did not turn around, but used the instep of his outside foot to knock the football to his right, in front of Bruno.

Silvio, who originally came to defend McSuell, did not expect that McSuell would not pass back this time, but pass to the side.

He hasn't realized it yet: Who is this being passed to?Then he saw a blue figure coming to kill him.

Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor exclaimed: "Wow! It's Bruno Fernandez! He suddenly ended the meaningless pass in the midfield and started to move forward! His forward move made Benfica's players completely did not expect!"

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Benfica's Argentinian center back Garay was one of the people in the Benfica team who reacted. After cursing "This bastard!", he started to pounce on Bruno.

Di Natale went to the side, and there was no one in the middle for the time being, so there was no need for him to stay behind.

Before the game, head coach Jesus warned them that Udinese would definitely have a lot of long-range shots and not let them easily take long-range shots in front of the penalty area.

What Udinese did in the first ten minutes confirmed the head coach's guess. Garay also led his teammates to follow the head coach's instructions.But then Udinese's style of play suddenly changed, and he and Benfica's defensive players had nothing to do for a while, which also caused some Udinese defensive players to drift away.Now because of Bruno's sudden advance, Benfica's midfielder has no interception effect at all.

Now is not the time to ask "who is responsible?" but to rush forward and resolve the crisis first!

Garay rushed forward to prevent Bruno from taking a long shot. In his opinion, this was a perfect opportunity for a long shot. If Bruno didn't take a long shot, there must be something wrong with his brain!
Martin Taylor also said loudly: "Bruno Fernandez is facing the goal, the football is at his feet, it looks like he is going to shoot...he swung his foot!"

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Seeing the Benfica center back leaving his defensive position and rushing toward him, Bruno really kicked up his foot, and it looked like he was taking a long shot.

But when his feet came down, the football did not whistle past Garay's ears like a cannonball. Instead, it rose lightly from his eyes and passed over his head. The speed was not fast, but the Benfica central defender wanted to He tried to stop him but couldn't because his center of gravity couldn't adjust from horizontal to vertical movement during the forward sprint.

So he could only raise his head, lean back, and watch helplessly as the football floated over his head.

"Pick a pass!!"

"Beautiful! Beautiful!" Matt Linho, who was watching the game in the VIP box with Bruno's family, couldn't help but clapped his hands and stood up when he saw this scene, and praised brilliantly, "It's really wonderful, this corner kick was passed!"

Garay, who had been following the football with his eyes, glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a figure standing behind him on the side.

He didn't know who that person was, someone else knew.

"Mahrez!!" shouted Sky commentator Martin Taylor.

Yes, it’s Mahrez!
When Garay rushed to defend Bruno's long shot, Mahrez was keen enough to find the space behind him that could be exploited.

Captain Di Natale ran in parallel, so he did not pull out Benfica's other central defender Luison. The two of them were positioned further back than Garay. Even if he appeared behind Jin at this time, it would not count. Offside.

So he suddenly cut in from the wing, inserted diagonally into the penalty area, and went straight to the space left by Garay after rushing forward!
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At this moment, Bruno swung his foot like a shot and came down, but the shot turned into a pick. He made a well-timed pass. After passing over the head of the 1.8-meter-[-] tall Garay, the football fell straight into the space behind him.

It was at this time that Mahrez, who had inserted into the penalty area, stretched out his left foot and easily unloaded the ball from Bruno.

He was completely unmarked and Benfica's other defender, Siquiela, simply raised his hand to indicate that his opponent was offside.

It's a pity that he is only a player, not the referee, so no whistle sounded, only the harsh and desperate boos of the Benfica fans.

After Mahrez stopped the ball, he didn't make any extra moves and volleyed with his right foot!

This time the football flew out like a cannonball and went straight to the goal!

Although Benfica goalkeeper Arthur Moraes is also very tall, he was still powerless against Mahrez's powerful volley near the penalty spot.

He stood there, just waving his hand, not like a save, but more like waving goodbye, and just watched the football fly into the goal he was guarding.

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"Wow! The ball is in! The ball is in! Good goal that is not offside! Riyad Mahrez! He scored Udinese's first away goal! Udinese is 4 on the total score : 2 ahead of Benfica! Benfica only has one away goal advantage! Aha, well done, Riad!" the commentator of Sky TV Italy shouted.

The commentator of the local TV station in Udine was even more excited. He danced loudly and said: "Oh-oh! What a beautiful goal! Beautiful!! Bruno's sudden forward thrust caused Benfica's defense to be in chaos, but in the end What’s wonderful is his unexpected pass and Mahrez’s forward penetration. The two of them really have a tacit understanding!”

In the far east, late at night, a commentator known as a poet jumped up excitedly and said loudly: "There is a corridor in the heart, and there is thunder on the ground! Bruno Fernandez's dribbling and passing this time are really beyond everyone's expectations." imagination!"

Compared with them, the Portuguese commentator's performance clearly stated his position.

"This goal is really..."

"What are Benfica's defense thinking? Did Udinese just make a mistake in the backcourt and let them fall asleep on the pitch?"

"They actually allowed the opponent to pass and catch the ball so easily. Mahrez even had time to stop and tie his shoes before sending the football into Arthur's goal!"

"Okay, now Benfica's away goal advantage has been wiped out, and more importantly they are two goals behind on aggregate!"

"This goal really pushed Benfica into a desperate situation! Now they have to score three goals in a row to eliminate their opponent!"

In the 209th minute of the game, Udinese midfielder Bruno Fernandez's sudden acceleration disrupted Benfica's defense, and then he made a completely unimaginable pass, assisting Mahrez to score Benfica's goal.

Udinese leads Benfica 1:0 away from home!
(End of this chapter)