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

Chapter 914 From victory to victory

As September approaches, the international football summer transfer window officially closes, and the first international match day of the season also arrives on September 9st.

That night, in the fourth round of Group A of the European qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup, Portugal played against Ireland at home.

In the 14th minute, Ireland played with fire in the backcourt. Bruno was tackled by Hendrick when he made a rapid forward run. The referee awarded a penalty after watching the VAR for a long time. Ronaldo's shot was saved by the opponent's 19-year-old goalkeeper Bazunu!

In the 44th minute, McGrath took a corner kick from the left side, Egan rushed to the front point and jumped high to score with a header, and Ireland took the lead 1:0!

The 88th minute was a historic moment! Bruno passed the ball to the right in the midfield, Gonzalo Guedes made a cross from the right, and Ronaldo headed the ball in, helping Portugal equalize the score. At the same time, he surpassed Ali Daei and became the top scorer in the history of the national team!
Ireland is the 45th different opponent against whom Ronaldo has scored in his national team career!

In the 5th minute of injury time, Bruno Lu made a cross, and Ronaldo headed the ball into the dead corner to complete the countdown to the final kill!

After Ronaldo scored the winning goal in the last seconds, he took off his clothes and celebrated passionately. The referee smiled and showed him a yellow card.

According to the rules, Ronaldo will miss Portugal's next game due to suspension for accumulating two yellow cards. Although Portugal's next game is against Qatar, it is actually a friendly match with Qatar.

According to official UEFA documents, Ronaldo will be suspended in the away game against Azerbaijan on the evening of September 9.

In the end, Portugal reversed Ireland 2:1 at home, won four consecutive group matches and continued to rank first in the standings.

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Three days later, in the fifth round of Group A of the 2022 Qatar World Cup European qualifiers, a friendly match between Portugal and Qatar (invited to join Group A) was held in Debrecen, Hungary.

As Ronaldo missed the game, Bruno wore the captain's armband for Portugal.

In the 22nd minute, João Mario made a 45-degree cross with his right foot from the lower left corner of the penalty area. The Qatari defender headed the ball and Andre Silva headed the ball into the net. Portugal led 1:0!

One minute later, Portugal made a comeback. Bruno intercepted the ball in the frontcourt, Guedes made a cross from the left, and Otavio headed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. Portugal led 2:0!

In the 42nd minute, Guedes received a straight pass from Bruno and had a one-on-one opportunity. Qatari goalkeeper Basham rushed out of the penalty area and tackled Guedes, and was sent off.

In the 60th minute, Qatar took a corner kick from the right side, Afif lifted the ball to the middle of the penalty area, Hassan headed the ball into the goal, and Qatar equalized the game!
In the 87th minute, Bruno made a straight pass and Jota broke into the penalty area, but was knocked down from behind by Qatari defender Houthi. The referee awarded a penalty kick and showed a red card to Houthi, and Portugal gained a two-man advantage.

Bruno took the penalty and hit the bottom left corner of the goal, and Portugal extended the lead to 3:1!

This is also Bruno's second penalty for the Portugal national team. However, the last time he took a penalty for the Portugal national team was in the first round of the 2017 Confederations Cup group stage against Mexico in Russia.

In the end, Portugal defeated Qatar 3:1.

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On the evening of September 9th, local time in Azerbaijan, the World Cup European qualifiers Group A matches continued, with Portugal challenging Azerbaijan away.

Portugal has won all of its last five matches against Azerbaijan. Portugal has won four consecutive games in the last four group matches and ranks first in Group A. Azerbaijan has no win in four rounds, with three losses and one draw, ranking last in the group. In this game, Ronaldo was suspended due to two yellow cards and has reported to London in advance. Bruno continued to wear the captain's armband and partnered with Bernardo and Jota to form the front offensive line.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!
In the 25th minute, Bruno made a long diagonal pass from outside the penalty area to Bernardo Silva who was lurking in the penalty area. The latter shot directly with his left foot and scored. Portugal 1:0 Azerbaijan.

In the 30th minute, Andre Silva received a triangle pass from Jota in the penalty area and easily shot into the empty goal. Portugal 2:0 Azerbaijan.

After the change of sides, in the 47th minute, Bruno made a cross from the bottom of the right, and Andre Silva missed it in front, and Jota's shot at the back point missed, missing a good opportunity.

In the 58th minute, Bruno dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot with his left foot, changing the score to 3:0.

In the 75th minute, Portugal launched an attack from the right. After Bruno and Cancelo made a two-on-one pass, Cancelo made a cross from the bottom and Jota, who was unguarded in the penalty area, headed the ball into the goal. Portugal 4:0 Azerbaijan.

In the 87th minute of the game, an unexpected scene occurred on the field. A group of Azerbaijani fans rushed into the field and asked to take a photo with Bruno.

Surprisingly, the referee did not stop the home team fans' behavior.

In the end, Portugal defeated Azerbaijan 4:0 away and continued to sit firmly at the top of the Group A standings.

Moreover, since Serbia was tied 1:1 by Ireland away in this round, Portugal already has a 5-point advantage in the group standings.

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After the international match day, Bruno returned to the UK and soon faced the fourth round of the league, leading Manchester United at home to face Newcastle United.

In the previous three rounds of the league, Newcastle United is one of the few teams in the Premier League that have not won a game. The record of 1 draw and 2 losses makes the team's ranking in the Premier League not ideal. It is currently ranked th, only higher than the three teams that suffered three consecutive defeats at the start of the season: Aspen, Wolves and Norwich.

As a guest at the new Old Trafford Stadium, Steve Bruce's team played a defensive game from the beginning, hoping to get 1 point at the home of his old club. But after half an hour of hard defense, Newcastle United finally failed to keep the score.

Rashford dribbled the ball through the left flank and passed it to Harry Kane in the middle. The latter knocked the ball back and Bruno followed up and shot directly, scoring the first goal for Manchester United.

Seven minutes later, it was the turn of young player Greenwood on the right to make a cross after a forced breakthrough, and Bruno again made a volley in front of the goal, scoring another goal for Manchester United.

Before the end of the first half, during the injury time of the first half, Greenwood took a long shot with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area. After the goalkeeper lost the ball, Bruno rushed over and easily scored.

Thanks to Bruno's hat-trick in the first half, Manchester United beat Newcastle 3:0!

After the second half, Newcastle United made a quick counterattack and right-back Manquillo broke through Manchester United's goal.

Since the victory of this game was determined early on, Bruno did not give his best because there was a crucial Champions League group match to be played in the middle of the week. Mourinho also replaced him early in the 60th minute of the second half.

However, Manchester United's scoring pace did not stop there.

In the 92nd minute, Manchester United made a wonderful combination in the penalty area, and Greenwood completed the finish. He scored in four consecutive league games in the new season. Manchester United 4:1 Newcastle!

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Three days later, in the first round of the Champions League Group A, Manchester United hosted Bundesliga side Leipzig at home.

Since this game is the first Champions League match of this season and the opponent is quite strong, Manchester United sent out all their main players.

Bruno performed extremely hard from the beginning of the game. Just 23 minutes into the game, he received a pass from Gundogan and scored the first goal for Manchester United.

After that, Leipzig defended tightly and Manchester United waited patiently for opportunities.

After the second half, in the 2nd minute, Cancelo assisted Harry Kane to score another goal, extending the score to 0:, and Manchester United basically secured the victory.

Five minutes later, Bruno scored again against Leipzig and scored his second goal.

In the end, Manchester United beat Leipzig 3-0 at home with Bruno's two goals and Harry Kane's goal.

In another match in this group, Paris Saint-Germain was unexpectedly tied by Brugge away from home. Yosi, who played his 150th Champions League match in his career, performed poorly in the match.

Judging from the game scene, Paris Saint-Germain was lucky to take away 1 point. The performance of this championship favorite was a disaster. In the second half, they were besieged by opponents, and neither Yosi nor Neymar could be the savior of the team. The Argentine has not yet scored his first goal since joining Paris Saint-Germain.

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Back in the Premier League, Manchester United will face West Ham United, which has performed well this season.

Fourteen minutes into the game, Bruno assisted Harry Kane to score a goal, which laid the foundation for Manchester United's victory.

Afterwards, Manchester United launched a fierce attack on West Ham United, especially the two flanks were extremely active. Bruno soon scored another goal for Manchester United, extending the score to 2:0.

After the second half, former Manchester United player Lingard helped West Ham United equalize in the 73rd minute.

However, this goal did not change the final result, as Manchester United beat West Ham United 2:1 away.

The consecutive victories have won unanimous recognition from the outside world for Manchester United's recent performance.

Originally, because Manchester United let Mbappe go before the summer transfer window closed and only bought one defensive midfielder, Palinha, many media were not optimistic about Manchester United's performance in the new season.

However, no matter after the league, Manchester United is currently the only team to have achieved five consecutive wins, and is at the top of the standings, beating Chelsea and Liverpool, who have 4 wins and 1 tie.

So far, Bruno has contributed 8 goals and 3 assists, and his performance is absolutely amazing.

After five rounds of the league, Manchester United topped the list with 13 points, followed by Chelsea and Liverpool with 4 points each. Brighton ranked fourth with 1 wins and 12 loss and points.

Tottenham, who won three consecutive games at the start of the season, subsequently lost to two London teams, Crystal Palace and Chelsea, and have dropped to seventh place, with Everton and Manchester City ahead of them.

After just five games into the season, the Premier League has returned to its original order of the past few years.

Thanks to his outstanding performance in August, Bruno once again won the Premier League Player of the Month award that he had been coveting for a while. The last time he won the Premier League Player of the Month award was in early March this year, when he won the Premier League Player of the Month award for February.

Mourinho also won the Coach of the Month award.

(End of this chapter)