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

曼联以几乎是全替补的阵容击败了马德里竞技，这个2:1的险胜所引起的关注甚至还要在他们此前4:0阿森纳、5:0沃特福德，乃至是8:1纽卡斯尔之上。

Anyone who really understands football understands that wild victories are just an exception, and it is precisely this kind of fierce and evenly matched competition that truly tests a team.

而且，马德里竞技是近几年欧冠战绩最出色的几支球队之一。他们在2013-2014赛季和2015-2016赛季两度闯进欧冠决赛，2014-2015赛季晋级八强，2016-2017赛季则是闯进半决赛。

Such a stable performance has also allowed Atletico Madrid to rank second in the current UEFA European Cup standings, second only to Real Madrid, which has won three championships in the past four years.

However, Manchester United used a substitute lineup to defeat Atletico Madrid, which was in a last-ditch battle. This is really amazing!

"Being able to defeat the powerful Atletico Madrid with a substitute lineup, in my opinion, shows the thickness of Manchester United's lineup and the maturity of their tactics. In such an anxious game, they can persevere and beat the opponent. This is a good example. The key to a team being stable and achieving good results in a long season. "The Times columnist Duncan Castles' point of view is very clear. A season is long, and occasional wild wins cannot be the truest explanation. Question, this 2:1 made him more optimistic about Manchester United.

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The outstanding competitive state displayed by Manchester United's players also won praise from the media.

In December, Bruno scored 12 goals in all competitions on behalf of Manchester United. In addition, he had 30 assists, and he alone created and participated in 17 goals, which was an astonishing performance.

What is the concept of scoring 47 goals? The Manchester United team has only scored 91 goals in various competitions so far, and Bruno has participated in more than half of the goals of the Manchester United team.

Manchester United is still the most powerful offensive team in Europe. Their 91 goals were scored in 25 games, averaging 3.64 goals per game!

As of now, Paris Saint-Germain has the second strongest offensive firepower in Europe. Paris Saint-Germain has scored 16 goals in 48 rounds of Ligue 25, 2 goals in the Champions League group stage, and 75 goals in the French Super Cup, with a total of 63 goals. Bruno has participated in % of the goals scored by Paris Saint-Germain!

Real Madrid, the most powerful team in world football today, has scored 14 goals in 25 rounds of La Liga, 17 goals in the Champions League group stage, 4 goals in the Copa del Rey, 5 goals in the Spanish Super Cup, and 2 goals in the European Super Cup, for a total of The number is 53 goals, which is only 6 more than the number of goals Bruno participated in!

Although Bruno scored 30 goals, with Manchester United's total goals in the new season reaching 91, other Manchester United players have also scored a lot, reaching 61 goals. Harry Kane scored in double figures. , Rashford and Mbappe, the total number of goals scored is as high as 13.

Therefore, Manchester United is not supported by Bruno alone, but is fully blossoming.

"Manchester Evening News" devoted an entire page to reporting on the outstanding performance of Manchester United's players, "Crazy Bruno, shocking Manchester United", this is the headline of this page.

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Manchester United's mouthpiece media "The Guardian" was full of praise for Mourinho and the players. Their headline was: Who can stop him?

This one he uses is the Manchester United crest.

In addition, the report also used two pictures on the front page, one of which is the Premier League standings:

1. Manchester United, 15 wins, 45 points;

2. Manchester City, 14 wins and 1 draw, 43 points;

3、切尔西，9胜2平4负，积29分；

4、利物浦，8胜5平2负，积29分；

5、阿森纳，9胜1平5负，积28分；

Another picture shows the lineup for the next five games:

December 12th, the 10th round of the league, Manchester United VS Manchester City at home;

December 12, the 13th round of the league, Manchester United VS Bournemouth at home;

December 12th, the 17th round of the league, Manchester United VS West Brom away;

December 12, the fifth round of the League Cup, Manchester United VS Bristol City away;

On December 12, in the 23th round of the league, Manchester United VS Leicester City away.

That's all United have until Christmas.

It seems that among these five teams, only Manchester City has the possibility of blocking Manchester United. Of the other four teams, three are mid-range and lower-tier teams in the Premier League, and the remaining one, Bristol City, is only a mid-tier team in the English Championship. . The possibility of ending Manchester United's unbeaten run is slim to none.

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On the evening of December 12th, Central European Time, the 7 European Ballon d'Or Ceremony organized by "France Football" magazine was held at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Starting at 4:20 p.m., the bottom-ranked players will be announced one after another.

Until 7:40 pm, except for the top three players who have not been announced, the rankings of the remaining 27 players have been announced.

And without any surprise, the top three are still Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno and Yossi.

At 2017pm local time in Paris, the final results of the 5 European Ballon d'Or were announced. Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Real Madrid, defeated Bruno and Yossi to win the fifth Ballon d'Or of his career.

In addition, Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina also received a special gift, a baby clothes with five Golden Globe Awards printed on it.

This result has long been expected. After all, Ronaldo performed very well in 2017. He played 46 games on behalf of Real Madrid, scored 42 goals and provided 9 assists, helping the Galacticos win the Champions League, La Liga and the Spanish Super League. With three laurels in the Cup, the upcoming Club World Cup will no doubt be won by Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid.

Different from the impression of many fans in the past that Cristiano Ronaldo won the championship, Real Madrid was able to win La Liga and the Champions League in 2017. Cristiano Ronaldo's performance was particularly dazzling, scoring consecutive decisive goals in the critical stages of the Champions League and La Liga championships.

Especially in the Champions League, at the end of the group stage, Ronaldo only scored 2 goals. But in the knockout rounds, Ronaldo showed off his prowess, scoring 7 goals in 10 games. He scored twice in the final. After falling behind significantly in the group stage, he reversed Yossi and became the Champions League golden boot.

At the national team level, Ronaldo led the team to the 2018 World Cup with his outstanding performance and scored 17 goals. In the Russian Confederations Cup in the summer, Ronaldo also had an outstanding performance.

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When the final result was announced, some people felt quite regretful. They were all wondering whether Bruno could reverse Ronaldo's final win in the more professional European Ballon d'Or selection.

After all, Bruno's personal performance in 2017 was really outstanding.

Throughout 2017, Bruno played 53 games on behalf of Manchester United in various competitions, scoring 53 goals and providing 34 assists, helping Manchester United win the Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and European Super Cup. With these six championships, Bruno personally achieved a Grand Slam of personal honors in the Premier League, and also defeated Yossi to win the European Golden Boot Award in the 2016-2017 season.

In the Portuguese national team, Bruno performed even better than Ronaldo.

In the World Cup qualifiers, Bruno scored 19 goals and assisted 13 times, becoming the top scorer and assists leader in the European World Cup qualifiers in Russia.

In the Russian Confederations Cup, Bruno scored 4 goals in 6 games and was Portugal's number one contributor to winning the Confederations Cup.

So far in 2017, Bruno has represented Manchester United and the Portuguese national team, scoring a total of 69 goals and 42 assists. The number of directly involved goals once again exceeded 100 goals, reaching 111, averaging 1.76 goals per game.

According to the confirmed venues, Manchester United still has 2017 games in 7. According to his previous efficiency, the number of goals he participated in in 2017 may reach 123, breaking the record of 2016 goals he set in 122.

It can be said that Bruno's personal data is the best among the three players on the Ballon d'Or list. The team honor is not bad at all either.

However, in a year when there was no European Cup or World Cup, the influence of the Champions League was too great. Bruno's Manchester United failed to participate in the UEFA Champions League in the 2016-2017 season, which became the Achilles heel of Bruno and Ronaldo's defeat in the competition for the European Ballon d'Or.

Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid to successfully defend the Champions League, and his incredible performance in the knockout stages became the most critical factor in his winning of the European Ballon d'Or.

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However, objectively speaking, Ronaldo is still a few months away from turning 33 years old. Even though his greatness, dedication and skills have been proven for ten years, the erosion of time and the natural tendency of competitive sports to follow the waves. The iron rule is that Ronaldo's competitive state is still affected.

After the start of this season, Cristiano Ronaldo's scoring rate in the league has been sluggish, which may only make people sigh: The power of Time flies is so terrifying, and even as strong as Cristiano Ronaldo, it is ultimately no match for the power of time.

Bruno, who is 9 years younger than Ronaldo, has just entered the peak period of his career.

After the start of the new season, Bruno led Manchester United to a 15-game winning streak at the beginning of the Premier League. Bruno scored a crazy 23 goals alone and also sent 12 assists. His condition was so good that he exploded.

Not only in the Premier League, but also in the world-famous Champions League, Bruno's performance is also amazing.

Since Manchester United advanced to the knockout rounds two rounds in advance, Bruno only played 5 games in the Champions League group stage, but he contributed 5 goals and 5 assists, still averaging 2 goals per game.

With this performance, Bruno not only ranks second in the scorer list, but also ranks first in the assists list.

Of course, it is not surprising that Bruno has such a performance in the Champions League, because when he was at Udinese, he had outstanding performances in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons.

2014-2015赛季，布鲁诺在15场欧冠比赛中打进20球助攻10次，其中欧冠正赛阶段13场比赛打进17球助攻9次，是乌迪内斯爆冷夺得欧冠的头号功臣。

In the 2015-2016 season, as Udinese failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Bruno's performance was somewhat lagging behind last season, but he still achieved a record of 8 goals and 14 assists in 5 games.

Obviously, as Ronaldo and Yossi grow older, world football has begun to enter Bruno's era.