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

Chapter 712 Respect
Bruno won the best player of the game again!
In the first leg of the match between the two sides, he scored a hat trick at the Camp Nou and won the best player of the match.

And tonight, at the Millennium Stadium, he was once again elected the man of the match with his two goals.

He scored five of Manchester United's seven goals, raising his personal Champions League goal tally this season to fifteen and leading the Champions League scorer list.

Bruno could feel that his condition was indeed adjusted very well.

Stable training, self-disciplined life and challenging goals all make it easy for him to get into shape.

It's not just him, it's the same for everyone at Manchester United.

Bruno said at the beginning of the season that he wanted to defend the Champions League, and Harry Kane, Maguire and others are also eager to defend the Champions League.

So far in the game, not only has Manchester United eliminated Barcelona with a big score of 7:1 in the Champions League quarter-finals, but they have also been suppressing their two arch-rivals Manchester City and Liverpool in the league. All of this has given Manchester United hope.

Sometimes, this is how professional players perform.

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"Hey, Louis."

Bruno walked up to Suarez, stretched out his hand, shook hands with the Barcelona superstar, and gave him a polite hug. This was his demeanor as a winner.

"You performed better, your targeted defense was amazing." Suarez shrugged helplessly.

Bruno smiled softly and said, "We had more time to prepare. During this period, we practiced how to restrain you almost every day, but we were still threatened by you many times."

Bruno's statement is more of a hope that his opponents will feel better.

"Anyway, congratulations, you have a good chance this year," Suarez encouraged.

Bruno nodded and said, "Thank you."

"Be careful, Cristiano, I feel he is in very good shape recently." Suarez reminded with a smile.

"Juventus? I'm afraid they have advanced to the top four." Bruno thought to himself.

However, Suarez probably doesn't know the situation of the game in Italy yet.

Perhaps at the end of the first leg, Juventus had the upper hand by getting a 1:1 score away from home, but who knew that they would lose 1:2 at home?
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In recent years, Juventus can definitely be considered a strong team in the Champions League.

In the 2014-2015 season, they reached the final, but lost to Udinese led by Bruno. In the 2015-2016 season, they were eliminated in the round of 2016, losing to the powerful Bayern Munich in overtime. In the 2017-1 season, they reached the final again, but encountered Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid, and lost 4:. Last season, the old lady was eliminated in the quarterfinals, and the opponent was still Real Madrid, but the overall strength was still recognized.

Last summer, Juventus welcomed the new king of football, Cristiano Ronaldo, with the natural goal of challenging for the Champions League title again.

But judging from the group stage, Juventus's results were not particularly eye-catching. They were in the same group with Manchester City, Valencia and Young Boys of Switzerland. Juventus had four wins and two losses, ranking first in the group, which could only be considered a satisfactory result.

In the round of 0, after losing 2: in the first leg away from home, they reversed the situation in the second leg at home with a hat trick by Cristiano Ronaldo and advanced to the quarterfinals. Suarez said that Cristiano Ronaldo was in good shape, and Bruno believed it. But when it comes to how good Juventus's shape is, Bruno really can't see it.

Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Juventus still has overall strength. Players like Dybala, Matuidi, Bonucci, Pjanic and others are all very strong. After adjustments, they may not be uncompetitive in the Champions League.

But who could have thought that Juventus, with Cristiano Ronaldo, would suffer a setback after returning to their home court after the first leg tie with Ajax at 1:1, and be defeated 2:1 by the unknown Ajax, thus being eliminated?

However, Bruno knew that what he really had to worry about was Ajax. This young team led by young players advanced to the Champions League semi-finals this season by defeating two top giants, Real Madrid and Juventus.

Manchester United is indeed in very good form now, but they also have to be careful.

Always be prepared for danger in times of peace. This is Bruno's usual style.

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Yosi was obviously not as interested as Suarez. Not only because the team lost the game, but also because he was completely frozen by Luke Shaw in both rounds.

It cannot be said that this English full-back is very strong, but the most important thing is that he is very balanced, without any obvious weaknesses. He is diligent and focused on the court, and it is really not easy to get rid of him every time.

The Argentine superstar returned to the team with the halo of a savior, and everyone expected him to lead Barcelona out of its current predicament, but in the two rounds of matches against Manchester United, Yosi's performance was disappointing.

The result was also unacceptable. Barcelona was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and became brothers in distress with the two Madrid giants who were eliminated in the round of 16.

In the round of 2, the Galacticos defeated Ajax 1:1 in the first leg away from home, and seemed to have a good chance of advancing to the quarterfinals. However, they suffered a 4: defeat in the second leg at home. The Dutch giants suffered a shocking upset and eliminated Real Madrid.

As for Atletico Madrid, they were also defeated in the second round despite having a big advantage in the first round. Fortunately, their opponents were the powerful Juventus and Ronaldo, so they could save face.

It is really unexpected that none of the three Spanish Super League teams, which were once extremely powerful, made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League this season.

While his performance was poor, Bruno shined, scoring five of the seven goals. It can be said that he almost eliminated Barcelona on his own. This made Yosi, who always regarded Bruno as a competitor, very depressed.

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They competed secretly and fought to the death on the court, but off the court, when they were face to face, Yosi tried his best to remain kind, congratulated Bruno with a smile, and praised him for his very good performance.

Bruno is not the kind of person who likes to kick someone when he is down. Although he doesn't like this guy, he won't say anything inappropriate. Instead, he gives his opponent enough respect, saying that Yosi has also put a lot of pressure on Manchester United.

In fact, this is not wrong. Whether it is the first round or the second round, Yosi can be said to be the most threatening player in the Barcelona team.

But unfortunately, he ran into Luke Shaw. Bruno himself had practiced with him in training, so he knew a little bit about how strong this player was. He was very comprehensive, very balanced, had a good defensive attitude, was very focused during the game, and was very dedicated. Such a player was very difficult to deal with.

Although Luke Shaw used to have very serious glass attributes, his situation has improved a lot in the three years since Bruno joined Manchester United.

With his stable performance, Luke Shaw has entered the ranks of top stars.

(End of this chapter)