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

Chapter 1041 Another decisive blow!

Bruno was also looking for opportunities, but he didn't find any decent ones.

After being equalized, Liverpool decisively retreated across the board. Klopp intended to have Liverpool defend until the end of extra time and drag the game to a penalty shootout.

As a result, they naturally paid great attention to their defense and built their penalty area to be airtight. Even Manchester United didn't have any good solutions.

Facing Liverpool's tight defense, Manchester United player Bellingham decided to try a long shot with the ball.

However, his shot did not go through. The football was rushing forward along the grass when it was blocked by Henderson who fell to the ground to tackle the ball. It did not fly towards the goal, but deviated to the side and rolled towards Bruno on the penalty area line!
At this time, Bruno was facing away from the attack direction, and Fabinho was defending him closely behind him, trying to prevent him from turning around.

Bruno could feel the pressure from behind, but he still tried his best to lean back and withstand the pressure from Fabinho.

Fabinho didn't plan to do anything else. He didn't want to go around and defend, trying to get ahead of Bruno and destroy the ball. If he did that, he might be left behind by the cunning Bruno.

Since Bruno scored a goal and provided an assist, Fabinho had to be on guard against this possibility. After all, everyone knew what Bruno would do next.

So he just pushed Bruno hard to prevent him from turning around easily.

If he wants to pass the ball, that's up to him, Fabinho can't do anything about it.

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It's not just Fabinho, in fact many people have similar ideas, that is, as long as Bruno is not allowed to turn, his threat to the goal will be greatly reduced.

But just when everyone thought that Bruno could only pass the ball, Bruno made a move that surprised Fabinho.

Originally, his body was in direct contact with Bruno's. He was supporting Bruno's back with his hands raised to the sides, signaling to the referee that his hands were not moving. If Bruno fell, it would not be his push, but Bruno was faking a fall.

From this physical contact, he could clearly feel the power coming from Bruno, who was desperately resisting the invasion of his own body, so that he would not be at a disadvantage in this physical contest.

Fabinho, who is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 81 kilograms, completely "crushed" Bruno physically. He leaned over, looking down at Bruno, and pressed against him, not giving him any chance to turn around.

If Bruno were to confront him head-on, he would be absolutely confident of winning.

But at this moment, he felt Bruno's body slide to the side under his pressure, as if he was about to deviate.

When Bruno tilted his body to the side, he suddenly kicked the rolling football behind him with his left foot, and the football flew past Fabinho's left shoulder.

At the same time, Bruno turned quickly and passed through Fabinho's right.

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Fabinho really didn't expect Bruno to complete the turn in this way. When he first saw Bruno turning and passing by him, he wanted to turn around and chase him, but he suddenly found that the football flew past him from the other side, so he changed his attention and planned to tilt his head to kick the football out.

However, inertia made it difficult for him to change his center of gravity quickly. His body was frozen in place, and he was powerless to do anything about the flying football and Bruno who was passing by.

It was as if Bruno had cast a spell on him.

"Bruno!"

The commentator and tens of thousands of Manchester United fans in the stands were immediately delighted when they saw this scene.

The scene where Bruno skillfully flicked the ball past Fabinho with his ankle looked like a work of art, and it was mesmerizing to watch.

What excited them was what this turn meant, which meant that Bruno could face Liverpool's goal head-on!

As fans who have been following Manchester United games, we know only too well how terrifying Bruno is when he faces the goal!

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Just as Bruno nimbly moved behind Fabinho and prepared to receive the ball, Koulibaly also arrived.

The Liverpool center back stood in front of Bruno, becoming a wall, but he did not kick easily.

Because they are now in the penalty area and are very sensitive. What if he kicks Bruno and Bruno falls, wouldn't that give the opponent a penalty kick?

So now in the penalty area, you have to be extremely careful and cautious, and absolutely not be reckless.

As long as he gets stuck in position, I believe Bruno will be helpless.

Bruno charged forward, and Koulibaly had already reached his defensive position; the two were about to meet. If they didn't brake, they would collide.

Koulibaly raised his hands to indicate in advance that he had no intention of making any movements, in order to prepare for possible disputes later.

It can be foreseen that the two people will definitely collide with each other, because the distance is too close and it is not easy to brake suddenly.

When Bruno was about to collide with Koulibaly, he twisted his waist sideways and stretched out his left foot to reach the ball that he had lifted over Fabinho.

At this time, he was almost turning his back to the direction of attack. He planned to use his body to block Koulibaly and protect the ball.

In the eyes of many people, it was already very good for Bruno to be able to regain control of the ball, and the fact that he turned his back to the direction of attack was not so important.

As long as we can control the ball, there is still a chance.

But what no one, including Koulibaly, expected was that Bruno did not want to regain control of the ball.

With his back almost to Koulibaly, he hooked the ball with his left foot and lifted it high over Koulibaly's head.

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Koulibaly never expected Bruno to actually flick the ball over his head. At 1.86 meters tall, few would even consider hitting him. Instead, more people would go down the ditch, as their height and strength naturally made them less agile.

Therefore, he tends to pay more attention to defending the ball at his feet, but Bruno did the opposite and caught Koulibaly off guard!
Bruno lifted the ball over Koulibaly, turned around and passed by Koulibaly.

"Another lob!" Many people in the commentary booth lifted their buttocks off their seats and shouted in an incredible tone.

In a flash, Bruno completed the turn and raised his foot again behind Koulibaly.

This time, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson left the goal and rushed to Bruno. He jumped high, arms raised, obviously guarding against Bruno's third lob.

Bruno raised his foot, which was indeed an action of wanting to continue picking up the ball.

If you pick the ball well, continuing to pick it up will be like inertia, and it will be difficult to brake suddenly, but Bruno managed to brake.

This time he used his right foot. When he lifted his right foot to kick the ball, he didn't exert any force. Instead, when it touched the ball, he sank down along with the ball's fall. The ball seemed to be stuck to the surface of his shoe, falling down obediently with it, with no intention of bouncing out.

Bruno didn't just lob the ball, he stopped it!

The ball didn't go up, but fell down. No matter how high Alisson jumped, it was useless. Instead, it made things easier for Bruno!

It’s a pity that he was now jumping in the air and could do nothing. He could only watch Bruno stop the football in horror and despair from the air.

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After landing, the football did not escape Bruno's control and was still sticking to Bruno's feet.

Bruno looked down at the football, and as soon as the football landed, he hooked the football with his right foot and pushed it to the left.

He had just pushed the ball away when Arnold tackled him!
Arnold was surprised that he hadn't been able to tackle the ball. He had watched Bruno stop the ball and had kept his head down, never looking up. How could he have known he was sneaking up on him? Could he have eyes on his forehead?
Arnold watched in amazement as Bruno walked away from him, powerless to do anything.

He is the last line of defense in front of Liverpool's goal. Even he couldn't stop Bruno. The situation is bad!
The only thing he could hope for was that Bruno's kick was too strong, pushing the ball away and losing the angle for shooting.

He looked back and it seemed that this was really possible!
The football is in front of Bruno, and Bruno is trying hard to catch up with the football. With his physical strength... A glimmer of hope rose in Arnold's heart: it's not the end of the road yet!

He watched Bruno stride towards the football, praying in his heart that he couldn't catch up with the football, or that after catching up with the football, his forced shot would either go high or miss, and would never go in!
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Bruno did look very tired, but he took this step very powerfully and firmly.

He hadn't run much before, and all the energy he gained from the rest was used in this step.

I'd been strolling leisurely for the past ten minutes or so. What was the point? Wasn't the energy I'd accumulated just for that final sprint?

It's like a marathon. You're exhausted and ready to collapse at any moment, but the finish line is right in front of you. Do you run? Of course, you'll run!
It would be foolish to give up at this point!
Bruno was the same at this time. Even though the air he exhaled made his lungs seem to be burning madly, at this moment, he didn't think about anything and only had football in his eyes.

After taking that step, he used all his strength to swing his left leg towards the football, and his body was also tilted to the left.

But doing so paid off after all. He kicked the football firmly with the instep of his left foot. With a "bang", the football that was originally heading towards the corner flag changed its course in the middle, jumped up and flew towards Liverpool's goal, and then flew into the goal without any suspense!

(End of this chapter)