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

In the intense game, time quickly entered the forty minutes, and Manchester United was still actively and patiently looking for opportunities.

Everyone knows that in a two-legged knockout match, even if the team loses 0:1 in the first leg away from home, it is not a problem because there is still a second leg. Back at home, with the home advantage, the team has enough time and opportunity to reverse the score.

But Bruno doesn't see it that way. He doesn't want to lose at Camp Nou again.

In the Champions League semi-final four years ago, he and Udinese suffered a 1:3 defeat in this stadium. Although he successfully avenged himself with a 5:2 victory after returning to his home ground, the Camp Nou became the only stadium he could not conquer.

Although this is related to the fact that he only played one game at the Camp Nou, it is still an embarrassing record after all.

Although Valverde said that he would not specifically defend Bruno, his actions were honest. Throughout the first half, Bruno did not have many opportunities to get the ball. Whenever the ball was passed to him, Barcelona would quickly double-team him, especially when Bruno dribbled forward, Barcelona would quickly commit a foul.

Obviously, this is Barcelona's strategy, never let Bruno get the ball and attack directly from the front!

However, it is impossible for Barcelona to completely lock down Bruno.

Before the end of the first half, Bruno helped Manchester United score a goal.

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After another Barcelona attack, Manchester United opened the scoring from the back.

After Kante received the pass from De Gea, Barcelona players double-teamed him, but the French midfielder got the first step and passed the ball back to Van Dijk.

The Dutch center back sent a low ball directly to the front court.

Harry Kane retreated, received the ball with his back, stopped the ball and pushed it to the left.

Bruno got one step ahead of his opponent and stopped the ball with his foot, but there was no chance anymore and he could only pass it back.

Fred got the ball nearby and Barcelona players quickly pressed forward.

The Brazilian midfielder passed the ball to Mbappe who retreated to receive the ball, and then to Kante.

The entire process was a one-touch pass, and when Kante got the ball again, he was facing directly in the direction of attack.

He saw Bruno!

Almost at the moment Kante passed the ball, Bruno suddenly started, shook off the Barcelona player who was guarding him closely at the fastest speed, and went straight behind Barcelona's defense line.

Kanter's pass was also very low, the ball was very fast and was sent directly to Bruno.

With his left foot raised, Bruno stopped the ball steadily. But at this time, Barcelona's central defender Pique also quickly returned to defense and blocked Bruno.

The ball landed on the grass and bounced back up.

Bruno saw Pique, the former Manchester United center back obviously wanted to grab the ball, so he kicked decisively, and picked up the rebounding ball, which went directly over Pique's head and landed behind him. He suddenly started again, passed by Pique's side and went straight into the penalty area.

Pique reacted quickly and turned around quickly. But as fast as he was, Bruno was even faster. In just a blink of an eye, Bruno shook off Pique and chased the ball.

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Ter Stegen decisively left the goal and shouted loudly, but Bruno caught up with the ball at the front of the penalty area.

To the left behind is Pique chasing back, to the right behind is Lenglet, and in front is Ter Stegen.

After Bruno caught up with the ball, he didn't have time to think about it, and he just shook it instinctively...

"Beautiful pass!"

"Bruno dribbled past Pique and had a one-on-one opportunity!"

"Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen leaves goal!"

"Bruno..."

"Pretty!"

"Bruno shot into the empty net!"

“The ball goes in!!!”

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

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After Bruno sent the ball into the empty goal, he ran out of the field without slowing down, and spread his arms, as if he was a glider.

Four years ago, when he was still wearing the Udinese jersey, he and Kante teamed up to break the goal of Camp Nou.

Four years later, still working with Kante, Bruno is flying again at the Camp Nou.

All Manchester United players were filled with surprise, and they all rushed towards him and knocked Bruno to the ground in the corner flag area.

They are all so excited!

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“Amazing teamwork!”

"It can be said that this goal of Manchester United is very crucial! Now is the 44th minute of the game. Bruno's goal not only equalized the score for Manchester United, but also greatly boosted the morale of the team and also dealt a blow to Barcelona."

"It's really an amazing goal!"

"We can see that Bruno has a strong ability to read the situation. When he received the pass from Harry Kane, he chose to knock it back. Busquets should have been a little careless at this time, but Bruno suddenly and quickly cut in behind him."

“I have to say that Kante’s pass was just right, and it hit Bruno’s stride. Bruno stopped the ball with his left foot, and then kicked it again without waiting for Pique to get close. The two actions were connected very well, like flowing water, very exciting! Ter Stegen was a little anxious in his attack, but there was no other way. Facing Bruno, any goalkeeper would feel pressured.”

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Mourinho was so excited that he jumped up on the sidelines.

This was definitely an unexpected surprise, because he was mentally prepared to be one goal behind in the first half, but he didn't expect Bruno to bring him such a surprise and surprise.

"This kid played so smartly!" Mourinho praised with a smile.

He has always felt that Bruno not only has good physical fitness and solid and comprehensive skills, but also that Bruno's off-ball running is quite good and his football thinking is really smart, which is completely different from what others think.

"Kante's pass was also beautiful," Faria said with a smile.

Mourinho nodded. Over the past few seasons, Kante has not only been as solid as ever on defense, but his performance on offense has also improved significantly.

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Throughout the first half, apart from Fred's mistake, Manchester United made almost no major mistakes on the defensive end, which made Barcelona's offense unable to find direction, which made Mourinho very satisfied.

Manchester United suppressed Barcelona on the tactical level!

That’s why we had this goal!

During the halftime break, Manchester United players returned to the locker room one after another, with excited smiles on everyone's faces, obviously very satisfied with the result of the first half.

Mourinho's tactics were completely on point and completely disrupted Barcelona's tactical deployment.

After Valverde took over the coaching position at Barcelona, ​​although he performed very well in La Liga and was on the verge of winning two consecutive La Liga titles, he even almost achieved an unbeaten season in La Liga last season, with a total of 43 unbeaten games. This is the fifth longest unbeaten record in the top five European leagues, second only to Manchester United's 69 unbeaten games, AC Milan's 58 unbeaten games, Bayern Munich's 53 unbeaten games, and Arsenal's 49 unbeaten games. It is also the longest unbeaten record in La Liga history.

However, in the European arena, Valverde and the Barcelona team he leads have not been convincing enough.

The Red and Blue Army, which once dominated Europe, was eliminated in the round of 4 of the Champions League last season. Despite a 1:0 victory in the first leg, they were defeated 3: away from home in the second leg and were eliminated.

This is the third consecutive season that Barcelona has failed to reach the Champions League semi-finals!

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Mourinho walked into the locker room and the first thing he brought up was the problems the team had encountered in the first half, which were mainly some small local details. As for Fred's mistake, Mourinho did not mention it at all, obviously taking into account the feelings of the Brazilian midfielder.

Mourinho introduced his speculation about Barcelona's tactics in the second half: "Normally, if a team has the upper hand on the court, it will not easily make adjustments in the second half, because changing the style of play can easily lead to losing control of the game, so it will not take risks easily. Although the score was 1:1, Barcelona controlled the situation. It was just that in the last few minutes of the first half, they had some problems and we scored a goal on a counterattack, so I guess Valverde will not make adjustments because of this, especially substitutions."

In front of Mourinho, all the players, including Bruno, could only nod and listen.

Mourinho told the players in front of him very seriously and carefully: "It is impossible to predict how they will adjust the small details, but we must do two things well."

"First, we must press faster and harder to put pressure on Barcelona's central defenders. Neither Pique nor Lenglet felt much pressure in the first half. We must strengthen this in the second half."

Faria also spoke at this time: "Barcelona's goalkeeper Ter Stegen has always been unstable. He is a very unreliable goalkeeper, and Barcelona's passing and controlling style of play starts from the central defender, so we have to put pressure on the central defender and disrupt their passing and controlling style of play, especially Ter Stegen and Pique. We must pay attention to these two points."

Mourinho always speaks briefly and to the point, while Faria is responsible for detailed explanations to ensure that every player understands, and then he will explain and distribute their game tasks to the players one by one.

"Second, we must be faster when counterattacking, but at the same time we must ensure that our entire offensive and defensive system is compact and not disconnected. The latter is the premise and the basis for us not to concede goals again. We must do it well. At the end of the first half That goal at that moment was precisely because of our speed.”

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Having said all this, Mourinho has basically explained what he wanted to explain.

Mourinho warned the players with a serious face: "Everyone, although the 1:1 halftime score does give us reason to be satisfied, we must not take it lightly. You must know that this is the Camp Nou, the home of Barcelona. You must know that you are facing the former Universe Team tonight, one of the top teams in Europe. Whether it is a draw or a one-goal lead, it is not enough to ensure our advancement, so we must concentrate all our energy and focus on playing every minute of the game well."

As the team captain, Bruno immediately stood up and nodded heavily.

The other players also stood up, nodded, or responded.

The second half of the game started quickly, and Barcelona's tactics did not change much, just as Mourinho expected. There were no adjustments to the personnel, and the tactics basically continued the performance of the first half.

But Manchester United was clearly different from the first half.

Before the game, Mourinho said that his tactics in this game would not be negative. Even at the Camp Nou, he would strive to score an away goal while keeping hope of returning home.

And his weapon for away goals lies in the second half.

If Manchester United's tactics in the first half were to stabilize the defense and familiarize themselves with Barcelona's game rhythm, then Manchester United's tactics in the second half were to adapt to the opponent, seize the opportunity, rush forward, and bite the opponent's throat!

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Just one minute into the second half, Manchester United began to press forward.

Rakitic fouled Fred, giving Manchester United a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Bruno chose to shoot directly, but was saved by Ter Stegen, defusing a crisis.

But Manchester United's pressing continued and the game soon entered Manchester United's rhythm.

Barcelona's attack was contained and it was difficult to open up. Coutinho and Yosi's wings were restrained by Cancelo and Luke Shaw in the first half, which was equivalent to cutting off Barcelona's two arms, while the attack in the middle was blocked by Kante and Fred.

As for the two full-backs, Roberto was responsible for defending Mbappe, while Alba was restrained by Rashford.

It can be said that Barcelona's entire attack was curbed by Manchester United.

It couldn't open up the situation in the first half, and it was even worse in the second half.

Valverde was obviously also troubled by the team's slow attack. At the beginning of the second half, he paced back and forth in the coaching area, giving people a very nervous and anxious impression.

Ten minutes later, he finally couldn't wait any longer and took the lead, making the first substitution of the game.

Dembele replaces Rakitic.

By replacing a defensive midfielder with a forward, Valverde's purpose of strengthening the attack is obvious.

After Dembele came on, Coutinho retreated to form a three-man midfield with Vidal and Busquets.

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Bruno had a feeling on the pitch that the ball was still in Barcelona's hands, but the game was in Manchester United's hands.

The reason why the passing and controlling style of play can make the opponent collapse is that it is very important to create threats. If you only have ball possession but cannot create threats, too much ball possession is very dangerous, which will change the mentality of the party in possession.

From the start of the second half, both sides played in a stalemate and no one was able to create any chances, but the atmosphere of the game became increasingly depressing.

Bruno knows that this is a test for both sides. Whoever can't bear it or makes a mistake first will lose!