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

Chapter 970 Half Sea Water and Half Flame
Alisson's recent goal loss could easily be understood as an accident.

Although Bruno's world-class shot was beautiful, it also had a lot of luck involved. If Bruno had taken another shot like that, he would definitely not have been able to score.

Manchester United equalized the score with this lucky shot, which shows that their offense has not improved at all. This goal cannot be replicated, and it will not be so easy to break Liverpool's goal again.

When the game resumed, although Liverpool kicked off, they did not hold the ball and attack deep into Manchester United's territory. Instead, they actively retreated and passed the ball back and forth to try to delay a little more time.

They didn't just kick the ball back and give up possession of the ball.

Facing Liverpool's back-pass in the backcourt, Manchester United pressed forward on all fronts and launched a frantic pressing campaign in the frontcourt.

At this time, the running ability training that Mourinho has always emphasized played its due role.

At this point in the game, Manchester United players still have enough physical strength to support their pressing.

Bruno, who is always known for his strong physical fitness, is no exception. Moreover, Bruno's pressing is more unique. Instead of directly sticking to the Liverpool player with the ball, he cleverly stands on the passing route between the Liverpool player with the ball and another Liverpool player. The close pressing is left to his teammates, and he waits on the side for the Liverpool player with the ball to be unable to bear the pressure and pass the ball to him. Then he can intercept the ball.

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Sure enough, when Keita got the ball, he was pressed closely by Greenwood, and Keita could only pass the ball.

Before Keita passed the ball, he took a special glance and saw a player wearing a Liverpool jersey diagonally in front of him. Although he didn't see clearly who it was, as long as it was a Liverpool jersey, it would be fine, so he passed the ball.

But the ball did not fall into the feet of his teammates, but was intercepted by Bruno in the middle.

"Bruno steals the ball!" He Wei shouted excitedly.

After intercepting the ball, Bruno did not let the ball stay at his feet for even half a second, but passed the ball horizontally.

After receiving the ball, Cancelo passed it to the wing. Harry Kane jumped high to head the ball. He headed the ball, and the ball was heading towards the goal, but it was lifted by Alisson and then hit the crossbar and bounced out of the bottom line.

"Alisson!!" He Wei exclaimed.

Alisson, who had fallen from the sky, quickly got up, clapped his hands vigorously, and shouted loudly: "Keep an eye on the good people! Keep an eye on the good people!! Keep an eye on your own people!!!"

Next, Alisson began to organize the corner kick defense, with one person standing at the front post, another standing at the back post, and the others keeping a close eye on the Manchester United players coming in.

Then he saw Bruno waiting outside the penalty area. Bruno, who was 1.83 meters tall, was not tall among football players and could easily be overlooked under the cover of a large group of people.

Alisson thought of Bruno’s previous world-class shot. Would this kid want to copy it again?

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Although he thought Bruno would not be able to replicate the previous kick, Alisson still felt that it would be dangerous to let Bruno wander around outside the penalty area, so he raised his arm, pointed at Bruno in the distance and shouted: "Watch out for that kid! Don't let him get a second chance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Salah came over, stood next to Bruno, and even reached out to grab Bruno's arm.

Bruno rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Mohammed, this isn't good for you, is it?"

Salah smiled awkwardly, but did not let go.

Manchester United's corner kick did not give Bruno a chance to grab a second spot, because the ball was picked directly out of the air by Alisson.

Alisson could have stood firmly on the ground, but he leaned forward and fell to the ground. He lay there for a few seconds holding the football, trying to delay the game.

Then Alisson stood up and kicked the ball to the front court, even though there was no Liverpool player in front.

He could only do this. If he threw the ball to his teammates with his hands, he might make mistakes under the pressure of Manchester United's pressing.

Losing possession of the ball in your own half is the most fatal.

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The ball that Alisson kicked to the front court was stopped by Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea with his chest.

He was almost running to the center circle. Liverpool players were now retreating, so there was no danger even if he abandoned the goal and ran here. He could also prevent his teammates from retreating and wasting time.

De Gea got the ball and passed it to Van Dijk, but did not run back to his own goal. Instead, he stayed outside the penalty area and even wanted to go directly to the center line.

The end of the game was getting closer and closer, and everyone was very anxious. De Gea couldn't just stay at the back and guard the goal. He hoped that he could help his team in the attack.

Manchester United continued to launch attacks in the frontcourt, but they were never able to break through Alisson's goal. Alisson was like a moving Great Wall, blocking the goal tightly, making it difficult for anyone to score.

The injury time passed by second by second, from three minutes to two minutes, and then to one minute, but the score did not change, as if it was frozen.

Manchester United fans in the stands would occasionally glance at the time on the big screen to see how much time they had left. Mourinho stood on the sidelines and did not return to the coaching booth, but he did not yell or dance while standing on the sidelines. He just looked at the court, too nervous to speak.

There was no one sitting on the bench or the coaching seat anymore. Everyone stood up, rushed to the sidelines, and stared at the court nervously.

At this time, they feel the most powerless because they can only be spectators and cannot actually help their teammates on the court.

They can only pray to God, Allah, and every deity they believe in, praying that in the end, a miracle will happen to them.

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It was the 93rd minute and 40th second of the game, with 20 seconds left before the end of the game. Manchester United had possession of the ball, and all Liverpool players retreated to their own 30-meter area.

The two stands where Manchester United fans gathered at the new Wembley Stadium suddenly became quiet. The Manchester United fans in the stands covered their mouths and looked at the field nervously, not daring to make any sound.

Time, the most precious time, is running out.

Manchester United fans are well aware that if the game goes into overtime, the situation will become quite unfavorable for Manchester United.

In sharp contrast, the two stands where Liverpool fans gathered were filled with Liverpool's team anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone".

The huge new Wembley Stadium is half sea water and half fire!

At this time on the field, Bruno in the middle was transferring the ball to the right to support the full-back Cancelo who was holding the ball on the right.

Cancelo saw Bruno coming to support him, so he passed the ball to him.

But at the same time, Liverpool midfielder Keita also rushed up.

Bruno was originally facing the direction of attack, but because of Keita's arrival, he turned around to receive the ball.

Although the ball was protected, Bruno was also facing away from the direction of attack, which greatly reduced his threat.

With his back to the direction of attack, Bruno used his right foot to push the ball sideways to the right, as if he was going to cut into the center.

Keita continued to follow him.

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Bruno just pushed the ball to the right, and then suddenly stepped on the ball with his right foot to pull the ball back. Immediately afterwards, he used the heel of his left foot to support his body and knocked the ball back hard behind him. The ball rolled past Keita's feet who was caught off guard.

After passing the ball, Bruno turned around, and at this time Keita's attention was attracted by the football passed by Bruno. He turned his head and stared at the football, but temporarily ignored Bruno beside him.

Bruno completed the turn and slipped away from Keita. He chased the football, but ran diagonally and turned towards the penalty area.

In front of him, Harry Kane, who was in the penalty area, saw Bruno pass the ball with his heel, so he pulled out of the penalty area to receive the ball.

When he just received the ball and adjusted himself, Liverpool defender Matip rushed out and stood in front of him, making it difficult for him to dribble through or shoot directly.

But at this time, Bruno also ran to the edge of the penalty area.

Harry Kane pushed the ball diagonally without any hesitation, in front of Bruno.

Bruno accelerated and rushed into the penalty area to receive the ball.

"Bruno goes in!" Gary Lineker shouted.

But the penalty area was full of people, so even if Bruno entered the penalty area, it didn't mean there was space. In front of him was Fabinho, a Liverpool player.

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After receiving the ball, Bruno did not dribble or shoot. Instead, he passed the ball horizontally with his right foot to Greenwood who had moved to the middle.

Greenwood wanted to shoot directly, but the ball was tackled from behind by Koulibaly who returned to the penalty area, causing Greenwood to kick in vain!
However, the football that was tackled by Koulibaly did not fall at the feet of Liverpool players, but rolled to the other side.

Over there, Rashford has already stretched his legs, got ready, and is ready to shoot!
"Rashford!"

Amid Gary Lineker's exclamation, Rashford pushed the ball into the far corner.

Rashford remained calm during the subconscious action, because Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson had just turned his center of gravity and was rushing towards him.

If Rashford pushes the ball to the near corner, Alisson will take advantage of the momentum to save the ball, but if he shoots at the far corner, it is equivalent to hitting Alisson from behind, making it difficult for him to change his center of gravity in a short period of time and making it difficult for him to make a save.

(End of this chapter)