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

Chapter 474 Winning the Championship Again

"This goal is so crucial! Anyone who is familiar with football knows that in such a crucial final, whoever scores the goal first will be able to take control of the initiative."

"The Portuguese team scored in just seven minutes, which was beyond everyone's expectations. But this is football!"

"Bruno's corner kick skills are quite exquisite. The level of this corner kick penalty is very high. Cancelo seems to cooperate with him very well. After getting rid of the defender with a feint shot, he quickly chased forward and scored with a header."

"1:0, Portugal takes the lead temporarily!"

Lev picked his nostrils hard, feeling as if he wanted to pluck his nose off. He kept shouting at the players on the field, hoping they could calm down.

This is the final!

Although they made a very detailed plan before the game and even took many factors into consideration, who would have thought that Bruno would take a corner kick and Cancelo would cooperate so well with him?

Before, the Portuguese team's corner kick penalty taker has always been Cristiano Ronaldo.

Although Bruno's set kicks are also very good, in Portugal, he has very few opportunities to take set kicks.

Loew missed Bruno and the Portuguese team's change of tactics, which is a bit troublesome now.

When playing with a back three, corner kicks can be very dangerous against wingers.

In the first 12 minutes, the opponent was given three corner kicks and even scored. How could he play next?

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The Portuguese team increased the pressure in the midfield and backcourt. The German team was able to cope with it at first, but gradually the disadvantages of the three central defenders became apparent.

After Ronaldo caught the ball, he quickly dribbled the ball along the left wing, directly forming a counterattack on the spot after stealing the ball in the frontcourt.

After being severely beaten by William Carvalho once, Goretzka really restrained himself a lot. Every time he saw the fierce looks of William Carvalho and Danilo Pereira, he obviously felt something in his heart. Somewhat uneasy.

After taking a one-goal lead, the Portuguese team continued to press in the midfield and frontcourt, especially in defense against Goretzka.

This was the kick he gave Goretzka. The action looks very fierce and lethal, but in fact no one will be injured at all, it is just very shocking.

Loew immediately walked to the sidelines and made adjustments, hoping that the players could stabilize. At the same time, he also signaled Kimmich and Hector to retreat appropriately to help guard the wings of the backcourt and stabilize their position first.

This is a very wise choice. The main reason is that the Portuguese team has several veterans. Although they have one more day of rest than the German team, their physical fitness is indeed not as good as their opponents. If the stalemate extends to the second half, this will be very detrimental to the Portuguese team. So we must gain enough advantage in the first half.

The Portuguese team obviously knew the German team's wishful thinking and had no intention of just letting their opponent go.

When Ronaldo dribbles the ball at high speed, he can still clearly see the situation in the penalty area.

According to Bruno's observation, Santos' strategy is to pursue the victory and end the battle in the first half.

If there is no way to establish an advantage in the first half, then the strategy and style of play must be changed in the second half to leave enough room for retreat.

After dribbling the ball into the penalty area, the Portuguese captain quickly passed the ball behind Andre Silva.

In the 39th minute, Germany's center back Mustafi took the ball forward. Under the interference of Andre Silva, he wanted to pass the ball to midfielder Rudy. The distance between the two was only ten meters. Originally, It's a sure thing. Unexpectedly, when Rudy was about to catch the ball, Bernardo Silva suddenly jumped out from behind and got entangled with Rudy, causing the ball to roll to the left.

The referee Ma Zhe clearly gave the yellow card, and William Carvalho did not defend himself. He smiled at Ma Zhe naively and backed away.

In the fourteenth minute, when Goretzka wanted to break through with the ball, William Carvalho suddenly made a fierce shovel, directly knocking the German midfielder to the ground with the ball.

The midfield is restricted, and the ball cannot be played in the frontcourt, so the ball has to move more in the midfield and backcourt.

The double defensive midfielders William Carvalho and Danilo Pereira are like a wall, blocking the German midfielder, especially William Carvalho.

Andre Silva also pressed forward immediately, and the two quickly formed a two-on-three situation in the left half.

Especially at the moment when the team switched from defense to offense, Kimmich and Hector both came up, and when the Portuguese team's front trident pressed the back line, it was easy for mistakes to occur.

Dominance in strength has such benefits.

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Mustafi originally stood between the Portuguese center and the goal, with the purpose of preventing the Portuguese center from facing the goal directly, but Ronaldo's pass made him very passive.

Andre Silva understood the situation and blocked Mustafi with his body without catching the ball.

Just like that, the ball slid past Andre Silva and rolled towards the penalty spot.

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"A quick counterattack from Portugal."

"C Ronaldo dribbled the ball from the left and forced a breakthrough. When he got into the penalty area, he passed the ball across to the center."

"Andre Silva leaked..."

"Penalty kick, Bruno..."

"The ball went in!!!"

"GOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

"In the 39th minute, the Portuguese team scored another victory!"

<divclass="contentadv">"Bruno! Bruno! Scored the Portuguese team's second goal in this game! A very crisp left-footed shot. The little lion ter Stegen has no ability to stop this A shot!"

"This is also Bruno's fifth goal in this Confederations Cup, which puts him far ahead of the scorer list!"

"Portugal takes a two-goal lead!"

After scoring, Bruno rushed out of the stadium, slid to his knees under the stands where the Portuguese fans were, raised his head and opened his arms, as if he wanted to hug every fan in the stands.

Behind him, his teammates rushed out one after another and surrounded him.

"This was Bruno's first shot of the game, and he scored directly without expecting it. His ability to seize opportunities is indeed very stable, but the German team must also reflect on its defense."

"Bruno is the most threatening killer of this Portuguese team, but they still gave Bruno a chance."

"This is the gap in strength. The Portuguese team has been in very good shape recently."

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After scoring the second goal, the Portuguese team could be said to have completely controlled the situation on the field.

Goretzka was restricted by the Portuguese team, and it was difficult for the German team to play a threatening offensive. In addition, after conceding two goals in a row, it was completely beyond the expectations of the young players of the German team, which made them very anxious.

This is the final, only ninety minutes, time waits for no one.

While the German team was anxious, the Portuguese team was more experienced. Coupled with the advantage of the score and the scene, they firmly stood in the midfield and actively adopted pressing and pressing tactics, waiting for the German team to take the initiative to make mistakes.

During this period, the German team was not completely without opportunities.

In the 43rd minute, they once played a very threatening attack. After getting the ball on the right, they passed it to the center. However, due to the interference of Pepe, Werner failed to hit the right position and directly passed the ball. The ball hit the baseline.

When the time entered the injury time of the first half, the Portuguese team stole the ball in midfield and quickly counterattacked again.

After Ronaldo cut inside with the ball, he passed it back to the left.

Semedo stepped in, dribbled the ball directly to the baseline, and passed the ball to the edge of the small penalty area.

Ter Stegen decisively abandoned the goal, got ahead of Andre Silva, and flew to save the ball.

But the ball saved by this kick did not fly far. After Bruno received the ball, when facing the German defensive player in the penalty area, he moved the ball behind him with his left foot, turned around, and directly hit the ball with his right foot. Push shot into the empty net.

The ball went in!

Bruno was not excited at all this time. To him, the ball was as if he had picked it up. He spread his hands indifferently and accepted the congratulations from his teammates.

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The German team players slumped in the penalty area with a frustrated look on their faces.

0: 3!

They are really desperate!

Before the game, each of them was still full of confidence. Unexpectedly, when it came to the game, they suddenly discovered that everything was different from what they had imagined.

The three-goal lead made the Portuguese team more calm and confident.

During the halftime break, Santos was full of praise for the team's performance in the first half and encouraged the players to keep up their efforts.

"I believe that as long as we play steadily, victory will belong to us!"

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the German team did not make adjustments to the team's lineup. They had a rush attack after the opening, but it failed to achieve any effect.

Among them, in the 50th minute, there was a very obvious detail that reflected the problem of the German team players. That is, under the pressure of the Portuguese team's midfield and frontcourt, center defender Mustafi used his foot to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper when he could not find the ball point. However, the Portuguese team pressed forward step by step, and Tel In a hurry, Stegen picked up the ball with his hands.

The players of the Portuguese team immediately protested against the referee Ma Zhe. The referee did not punish him severely, but gave the Portuguese team a free kick opportunity near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area.

This time it was still Bruno who took the free kick.

He passed the ball directly into the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo quickly stepped in and volleyed directly into the post, failing to score.

Although they failed to score a goal, whether it was the bad mistakes made by the German team's players themselves or the Portuguese team's subsequent volley at the center post, they clearly reflected the changes in the mental outlook of the two teams.

Subsequently, Santos made substitutions. Bruno, Bernardo Silva and William Carvalho were substituted one after another. Moutinho, Gomez and Nani got the chance to play.

When Bruno was replaced by Moutinho, the whole stadium burst into applause.

With two shots and one pass, Bruno continued his excellent form in this Confederations Cup and directed the victory in the final.

Subsequently, the German team failed to make any further achievements. In the end, the Portuguese team won the victory 3:0.