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

Chapter 609 New Myth
Bruno was surrounded by reporters at the first moment. He was the brightest star of the game. There was no doubt that he would be elected the best player of the game, and he might even be named the most valuable player of the Champions League this season.

Of course, the European Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards, which will be announced in the second half of the year, will most likely be awarded to him again after a two-year hiatus.

After leading his team to become the first true quadruple champion or even seven-time champion in world football, neither Yosi, who won the La Liga championship and the La Liga Golden Boot, nor Ronaldo, who defended the Champions League Golden Boot, could match Bruno.

Whether it is team honor or personal honor, Bruno has an absolute advantage over Yosi and Ronaldo.

Of course, there is still some possibility that Yosi will surpass Bruno, for example, he led Argentina to win the World Cup, while Bruno and Ronaldo performed poorly in the World Cup.

As for Cristiano Ronaldo, he has basically missed out on winning three consecutive European Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year titles. After all, as they both play for the Portuguese national team, it would be difficult for him to surpass Bruno through his performance for the national team as he is lagging behind in all club honors.

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"Bruno! Look here!"

"Look here, look here, hey! Bruno!"

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The photographers yelled at Bruno to look at their shots, so Bruno turned his head this way and smiled that way.

Of course, the most popular ones are all kinds of microphones, recorders and mobile phones.

"First of all, congratulations on winning the Champions League. Do you have anything special to say now?"

"I'm so happy!" Bruno raised his arms and shouted, he was really excited, "I'm so happy to win this championship!"

"This is not your first time winning the Champions League, why are you so happy?" a reporter asked Bruno.

"This is indeed not my first time to win the Champions League, but no one would complain about winning too many Champions League titles. This is the highest honor in a football player's career, at least in terms of club honors!" Bruno said seriously.

"Does it make you feel particularly good to beat Real Madrid?" the Spanish reporter asked.

"Yes, they are the strongest team in the world football today. I am very happy that we can beat them in such an important final. Such a championship is very important, and no one will say that we won this championship just by luck!" Bruno replied with a neither humble nor arrogant attitude. He neither said that Real Madrid was invincible and that their victory was pure luck, nor did he deliberately belittle their opponents and say that they were vulnerable.

"Is it a miracle to lead Manchester United to win the Champions League trophy?" the Spanish reporter asked again.

Bruno felt a little unhappy when he heard this, but he still suppressed his temper and said: "No, this is not a miracle. This is a proof of our strength. Since I joined Manchester United, we have created many good results. These are not miracles, they are all our own hard work!"

The reporter from AS still couldn't accept the fact that his team lost to Manchester United. He asked a question with a sour tone, as if he wanted to upset Bruno who was celebrating. He asked: "Although Real Madrid lost the final, their football is indeed eternal. Do you think so, Bruno?"

Such a question was definitely not friendly. The reporters around were stunned for a moment, especially the reporter from Manchester who was very annoyed.

But Bruno's answer surprised everyone and made everyone laugh.

Bruno said: "Yes, Real Madrid football is eternal, but the championship belongs to Manchester United!!"

The reporter from The Guardian next to him couldn't help but applaud when he answered the question.

How confident and proud!

This is a qualified Manchester United captain!

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The players of the loser Real Madrid quickly retreated to the locker room. They would have to come out to receive the award later, which was real torment for them.

Before the game, it was believed that they would win for sure, but the game would have some twists and turns. The proud Real Madrid players will now become the foil and cushion for the champions.

This is really an unacceptable situation for them who are proud.

Since the Champions League was restructured, they have reached the Champions League final six times and won the championship six times. The last time they reached the final but did not win the championship was in 1981, when they were defeated by an English team wearing red jerseys, the Red Army Liverpool.

In the past four years, Real Madrid has reached the Champions League final three times and won the championship three times. However, the current group of Real Madrid players have never tasted the feeling of standing on the runner-up podium.

"Real Madrid, the most powerful team in world football today and considered invincible, was defeated! They lost in the most crucial game that they should not have lost! But the team that defeated them was a team with only ten players! This team from the Premier League created a miracle!" British commentator Andy Gray was still passionately summarizing the game.

"How did the miracle happen? Just look at the performance of the entire Manchester United team in this game, especially their performance when they were one goal behind and one man short. I think you can tell. Bruno's performance is just a microcosm. If he was the only one who performed well, Manchester United would never have been able to beat Real Madrid!"

"Congratulations to them! They broke the myth of Real Madrid as the champion of the Champions League! They stopped Real Madrid from dominating the Champions League. They let everyone know that Real Madrid is not invincible! I think this is the greatest significance of this final for us."

"While breaking the myth of Real Madrid, they also created a great myth of their own! Throughout the 2017-2018 season, Manchester United remained unbeaten in all competitions!" "Yes, unbeaten in all competitions throughout the season, not just the Premier League, not just the Champions League, but unbeaten in all competitions! In all 65 games, the Red Devils did not lose any one game!"

"This is a myth that has never been seen before, and it may never be seen again!"

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Manchester United players went crazy on the field for a while, and after accepting interviews from the media, they returned to the locker room. They needed to change into their championship commemorative T-shirts.

Manchester United has made full preparations, taking into account the possibility of winning and not winning. If they win, they will definitely celebrate in a big way.

Everyone was still excited when they returned to the locker room. They even played around naked in the locker room.

Because Bruno had to be interviewed by the media, he was the last one to enter the locker room. As a result, he was doused with champagne as soon as he opened the door!
"Welcome our hero!!!" Ibrahimovic stood on a stool holding a bottle of champagne that had not yet been emptied, leading everyone in the cheers.

"Hero! Hero!!"

The other teammates stood in front of Bruno, raised their hands high, and leaned over to do a "bowing" posture.

More champagne was poured from Ibrahimovic's hands, and Bruno was so embarrassed that he could only raise his hands to block it.

But Bruno was not to be outdone. He quickly grabbed a bottle of champagne and sprayed it on his teammates.

The entire locker room was in a commotion.

Finally, everyone was done making noise, and, led by Bruno, they shouted, "Champions! Champions! We—are the champions! Champions! Champions! We—are the champions!!"

This scene, of course, was captured by the media that swarmed in.

Some people even poured wine at the photographers, asking them to join in and feel their happiness.

Finally, at the urging of the assistant coach, these crazy players went to the bathroom to quickly rinse off the champagne on their bodies. Some of them didn't even take a shower, but just put on commemorative T-shirts and went out.

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While Manchester United players were still making a fuss in the locker room, the runner-up award ceremony had already begun.

Manchester United celebrated so wildly that they forgot the time. Real Madrid, who were waiting impatiently outside, were the first to present the awards.

They walked up to the podium of the Kyiv Olympic Stadium one by one, shook hands with UEFA President Ceferin, and then received the silver medals from him.

Only a few people would bow their heads and let Ceferin hang the silver medal around their necks. More people took the silver medals from Ceferin and held them directly in their hands, with a look of frustration and unwillingness on their faces.

Of course they had reason to be unwilling, because they lost to a Manchester United team with ten men!

Is there anything more shameful?

Ceferin was also very disappointed that his favorite Real Madrid did not win the championship.

When Zidane came up to receive the award, Ceferin pulled him aside and said a few words: "It's a pity that we didn't win. But you have done well enough, Zinedine."

Zidane shook his head and said helplessly: "We are not very lucky..."

He was referring to the fact that he encountered a perverted player like Bruno, who not only had the strength comparable to Ronaldo on the offensive end, but was also impeccable on the defensive end. He had no weaknesses in all aspects.

But to others, his words seemed too ridiculous.

Having one more person than others and even getting a penalty kick, if that’s not considered good luck, then what is good luck?
Ceferin smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Try harder next season, Zinedine. Your football is the trend!"

Zida thought to himself that it was still unknown whether he would still be the head coach of Real Madrid next season. After all, he led such a strong Real Madrid but ended up with nothing. They ranked third in La Liga, 17 points behind their arch-rivals Barcelona; they lost the Champions League with one more player. Given Florentino's picky nature, he might be fired tomorrow.

However, in response to Ceferin's compliment, he still managed a smile and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ceferin."

But when he turned and left, the smile on his face disappeared.

He was just forcing a smile just now; he really couldn't laugh at this moment.

(End of this chapter)