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

Chapter 1044 Five Consecutive Champions League Titles

The conflict did not last too long, and there were people from Liverpool who helped to mediate. Fortunately, there were some smart people who knew that continuing the fight would be disadvantageous to Liverpool.

Even if overtime is required because of this incident, Tilpan can't allow injury time indefinitely, so he still has to get back to the game as soon as possible.

Some of the Manchester United players were trying to persuade their teammates to stop pushing, but they were worried that if they kept wasting time, Tilpan would count every second lost towards injury time.

After all, the power to decide the injury time in overtime lies in the hands of referee Tilpan!
In the end, Tilpan gave a yellow card to Origi for pushing Bruno, and also gave a yellow card to Van Dijk for pushing Origi with his backhand, which was considered a 50-50 punishment for both sides.

But Liverpool fans were very unhappy because the instigator of the conflict did not seem to be punished. The referee did not give Bruno a card or give him a verbal warning.

As for Bruno himself, after the conflict ended, he slowly walked to the sidelines. He was not in a hurry to high-five Fred who was standing in front of him, but raised his hand to greet the Manchester United fans who were applauding in the stands.

This is also a way of thanking them for their support.

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Applauding the fans is a "standard action" that almost every player who leaves the field will do, but generally players will do this "standard action" after handing over to their teammates and walking off the field.

Some players choose to do it while walking off the court, finishing it just as they reach the sidelines, then bend over and connect with their teammates, leaving the court cleanly and neatly.

But Bruno did not do that. He walked to the sidelines, stood still, and then did this set of moves, leaving his teammates hanging.

According to FIFA regulations, if the substituted player does not leave the field, the substituted player cannot play. So if Fred wants to play, he must wait for Bruno to come down. He cannot go on until Bruno leaves the field.

At first glance, it seemed like Bruno was putting on airs in front of Fred, but Fred, who has the same name as Manchester United's mascot, did not look unhappy at all. Instead, he looked at Bruno and applauded like the Manchester United fans in the stands.

At this moment, he was standing quietly on the sidelines, as if he had really become Fred, the mascot of Manchester United.

After joining Manchester United, Fred has never secured a starting position in the team, but he has won many championships in recent years. He knows who has contributed the most to all this, so he doesn't mind Bruno leaving him here.

On the contrary, he very much agreed with Bruno's approach, because he could understand Bruno's "little thoughts", which was to deliberately delay time.

If he were Bruno, he would do the same.

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Bruno stood on the sidelines and thanked the Manchester United fans with a smile. All the Manchester United fans stood up and applauded Bruno.

But the other half of the stadium was filled with Liverpool fans, who booed Bruno violently for his blatant act of wasting time.

Of course, Bruno didn't go too far. He knew when to stop, clapped his hands twice, waved his hand, and left.

As he embraced Fred, he heard the Brazilian whisper in his ear: "Well done, Bruno!"

Of course, he was not talking about Bruno's goals and assists. He was talking about the time wasted when Bruno left the field.

Generally speaking, when a leading team makes substitutions in injury time or near injury time, it is basically impossible for them to have any technical or tactical intentions, and they just want to delay time.

Since the purpose is to delay time, we have to make a big fuss about the substitution process.

Many teams will take the opportunity to delay time when making substitutions, which is not uncommon at all.

Conflicts caused by delays when making substitutions are also common.

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After a series of operations, Manchester United finally completed the substitution and the game could continue, but at this time the time had already exceeded 120 minutes and reached 121 minutes.

Logically, Tilpan could have blown the whistle to end the game, but he didn't. He signaled Liverpool to continue attacking.

The Manchester United fans in the stands booed, while the Liverpool fans, seeing hope, cheered loudly for their team. They believed that Tilpin would make up for all the time Bruno had lost, and that Liverpool would seize the few minutes of injury time to equalize the score at the last minute and drag the game into a penalty shootout.

It would be best if we could score a goal in the last seconds, using the time provided by Bruno and Bruno's method to defeat Bruno's team. That would be the best feeling.

When they thought of this, many Liverpool fans became excited and couldn't help but imagine what the scene would be like.

But the reality is very cruel. When Liverpool's attack was finally kicked away by Salah, Tilpan blew the whistle in his mouth, but it was not the whistle to signal Manchester United to take a goal kick, but three whistles, two short and one long!

"The game is over! ! !!" Lineker shouted impatiently almost as Tilpan raised his arm. "The game is over! Manchester United is the champion! They are the European champions! They have become the first team to win the Champions League five times in a row, following Real Madrid in 1960, sixty-two years later!!"

"It's over! Manchester United defeated Liverpool 3:2 after a hard-fought battle of minutes in the final and won the eighth Champions League title in their club's history! They have surpassed AC Milan and become the second team with the most titles in the history of the Champions League, second only to the La Liga giants Real Madrid, which has won the title twelve times! For Mourinho and his team, this is a dream season, an incredible season, but also a season of hard work!" Zhan Jun also said excitedly.

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The Manchester United players on the bench rushed onto the field like wild horses, and so did Manchester United's coaches.

Only Mourinho was able to remain calm and took the initiative to approach Liverpool's head coach Klopp.

He and Klopp have no personal grudges. The two have competed for six seasons, and Mourinho has always been the winner, but Klopp is also an opponent worthy of his respect, otherwise his team would not have won so hard this season.

Faced with Mourinho who took the initiative to shake hands, Klopp also adjusted his expression, stretched out his hand, and the two shook hands.

Klopp said congratulations and Mourinho said thank you.

The two coaches separated, and Mourinho could no longer contain his inner ecstasy. He jumped towards his players, excited like a child who had not yet grown up.

Klopp saw his cheerful figure behind him, shook his head slightly, then turned and walked towards his coaching colleagues, reached out his hands to them, comforted them, and said: "Okay, don't be sad. Anyway, we have completed a great season together..."

Faced with the strong Uncle Zha, some people couldn't help but burst into tears.

There can only be one winner. After the game, naturally some will be happy and some will be sad. That's football, and that's life.

When Mourinho was shaking hands with Klopp, Manchester United players were already celebrating wildly on the field.

After Bruno hugged his teammates, he saw Diallo squatting on the ground alone, supporting himself with one hand and covering his face with the other.

He approached from behind, squatted down, put his hand on Diallo's shoulder, and whispered: "Why are you crying? It's such a happy thing!"

Diallo said with tears in his eyes: "I'm crying because I'm happy... You know, Bruno, this scene is something I can't even imagine..."

Although Diallo transferred to Manchester United during the winter break of 2020, and Manchester United won two more Champions League titles since then, this has nothing to do with Diallo. He failed to make the Manchester United roster in both finals, let alone the chance to play.

Although Diallo was included in the roster for this game, he did not expect to have the opportunity to play, after all, Manchester United's bench is too strong.

Take today's bench for example, there are good players such as McTominay, Mahrez, Juan Mata, etc. In terms of experience, he is not as good as veteran Mata, and in terms of ability, he is not as good as McTominay and Mahrez, so his chances of playing are actually very small.

But unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Mourinho chose him, and after he came on the court, he actually scored the key goal to equalize the score. This is really unimaginable and it drives people crazy!
Bruno hugged Diallo, patted his back and said soothingly, "Okay, stop crying. Didn't you see those cameras? The whole world will see you crying!"

After Bruno said this, Diallo finally stopped crying. He wiped his tears and followed Bruno to his teammates who were cheering.

After a season of hard work, we finally won seven championships, becoming the seven-time champion for two consecutive years. For Manchester United players, this is the most wonderful moment.

At this time, you should enjoy it wholeheartedly and not think about anything else.

In stark contrast to the excited Manchester United players are the Liverpool players, who have worked hard all season and are strong contenders for the championship on all four fronts.

When entering 2022, Liverpool players had fantasized about winning four titles in one season, including the League Cup, FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League, like Manchester United, becoming the second team in football history to win four titles, or even further aiming for seven titles.

However, as they failed consecutively in the League Cup, Premier League and FA Cup, the Champions League became their last straw.

Just today, they also lost to Manchester United in the Champions League, which made them the second team in football history to win the runner-up title three times, and they even almost became the runner-up four times, and were firmly nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

Every Liverpool player stood on the field after the game, staring blankly at the cheering and celebrating Manchester United players.

They are old rivals. This season, they competed with Manchester United in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League. In total, they lost to Manchester United in all five encounters. So, the opponent celebrating under their noses is not unfamiliar to them.

But no experience was more painful than this one, it was simply heartbreaking.

Did they work hard for a whole season just for a few runner-up titles?

Under multiple blows, many Liverpool players became discouraged.

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While one team's players were celebrating wildly and the other team was feeling dejected, preparations for the award ceremony at the Stade de France were complete.

Manchester United players gathered together, waiting for the award ceremony to begin.

At the award ceremony, Liverpool players went up first to receive a silver medal each, but it was obvious that the silver medal could not make up for their inner trauma.

After the Liverpool players received their awards, it was the turn of the champions Manchester United.

Except for young player Diallo, all the players in Manchester United have won the Champions League trophy. Veteran players such as De Gea, Rashford, Kante and others have won the Champions League for five consecutive years, so everyone has rich experience in receiving awards and will not appear at a loss.

The TV broadcast gave close-up shots of several Manchester United players, including Bruno, who was hugging his teammates and chatting and laughing.

Winning the title puts a smile on every Manchester United player's face.

Afterwards, under the guidance and instructions of the staff, they began to line up and climb the stairs towards the podium.

The distance is actually not long, but the Liverpool players were weak and dejected when they walked. For them, the journey was extremely long.

But for the Manchester United players, it was too short. They walked up to the podium in two steps, each with an excited smile on their face.

After arriving at the podium, they passed by the award presenters one by one.

The guests shook hands with them, hugged them, patted their faces, said some words of praise and encouragement, and then received the Champions League gold medal from UEFA President Ceferin.

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As captain, Bruno was the last Manchester United player to step onto the podium.

Before hanging the gold medal on Bruno, Ceferin patted him on the shoulder and said: "Well done, Bruno. It's been a fantastic season for you."

"Thank you, sir," Bruno responded with a smile.

After receiving the gold medal, he took the Champions League trophy from Ceferin, then turned around and held the trophy high!

There was a huge cheer in the Stade de France.

"Champion! The 2021-2022 Champions League title belongs to Manchester United!!!" Gary Lineker shouted in a long voice.

Red confetti rained down from the sky and the Manchester United players leaped to their feet, their medals bouncing up and down on their chests, gleaming with gold.

Winning the Champions League five times in a row, they have written the greatest legendary history in the history of the Champions League!
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