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

After the 12th round of the Premier League, the world football ushered in the last international match day of 2018. Bruno once again accepted the Portuguese expedition and returned to his country as captain.

On this international match day, the Portuguese national team will face two UEFA Nations League group matches, which will also be the last two matches of this UEFA Nations League group stage.

On the evening of November 11, Portugal visited the Apennines and after a fierce battle, the two sides drew 17:0. This allowed Portugal to lock in the first place in the group one round in advance, while Italy locked in the second place in the group.

Three days later, Portugal faced Poland at home.

This is Portugal's last UEFA Nations League group match, and also the last group match for this group.

Italy, which has already finished the group stage, has 4 win, 1 draws and 2 loss in 1 games, earning 5 points and securing second place in the group in advance. So the outcome of this game actually has no impact on the group ranking.

Therefore, Santos did not arrange for Bruno to play in this game, and Bruno was able to return to Manchester early to prepare for the next league.

Portugal, which was missing its two core players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno, conceded a goal and had one player sent off, but Andre Silva still scored a goal to equalize the score. In the end, they won the first place in the group and advanced with an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 2 draws.

With the last match of Group C of Level A of the UEFA Nations League, Portugal won the last semi-final spot. Together with the Netherlands (who qualified ahead of France with the same points in the head-to-head match), Switzerland (who qualified ahead of Belgium with the same points in the head-to-head match) and England, they will compete for the championship of the first UEFA Nations League. At the same time, these four teams were the first to win the main seats in the 4 European Cup.

Germany, Iceland, Poland and Croatia were relegated from Level A to Level B, losing more opportunities to compete against strong teams.

At the same time, in the UEFA Nations League B group, Ukraine, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark won the group championship and will be promoted from Group B to Group A, replacing Germany, Iceland, Poland and Croatia in the new UEFA Nations League A group.

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Old Trafford, Manchester, England

In the 2018th round of the 2019-13 Premier League, Manchester United faced Crystal Palace.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially started.

Manchester United took the lead.

Harry Kane kicked the ball to Bruno, who turned around and passed it back to midfield to Kante, who then passed it back to Maguire.

Maguire got the ball on the back line and found that Bruno was already rushing forward quickly in front of him. The Crystal Palace players symbolically pressed in the frontcourt, trying to interfere with Manchester United's passing.

Maguire saw an opportunity and kicked the ball forward with a big foot.

Bruno did not forget to look back and observe the situation behind him as he rushed forward. As soon as Maguire passed the ball, he basically judged where the ball would land, ran over quickly, and took the lead to stand in the most advantageous position.

When the ball arrived, Bruno raised his right foot and the ball seemed to be stuck to his foot.

He has forgotten how many times he has stopped the ball like this; it has become an instinctive habit.

As soon as he stopped the ball, he felt a Crystal Palace defender approaching him from behind.

But he was still too slow. Bruno turned to the left with a fake move, fooling the defensive player who was trying to steal the ball from behind him. Then he suddenly turned to the right, kicked the ball forward, accelerated himself, and shook off the defensive player to catch up.

With just the first contact, Bruno shook off the Crystal Palace defender.

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After quickly catching up with the ball, Bruno continued to rush forward with the ball. The Crystal Palace defenders became very nervous, especially the two central defenders who were the first to bear the brunt of the attack. They hesitated for a moment and pressed towards Bruno one from the front and one from the back.

Bruno had been holding back his strength waiting for his opponent. When the opponent pressed forward, he suddenly accelerated and disrupted his opponent's rhythm. The opponent wanted to block with his foot, but was lightly dribbled past by Bruno. When the player who was assisting behind him stepped forward to fill the position, he was shaken off by Bruno's change of direction when he pulled the ball.

After Bruno dribbled past the opponent's central defender, he had already reached the front of the penalty area and took the next step into the penalty area.

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey reacted quickly and left the goal to attack at the first opportunity.

But as soon as he moved, Bruno shot directly at the goal. The football was like a cannonball, blasting into the Crystal Palace goal.

1: 0!

After Bruno made the shot, he knew it was a winner and quickly turned around and rushed to the sidelines.

The fans in the stadium shouted Bruno's name, and his teammates behind him rushed forward and surrounded him.

"It's a goal! Manchester United scored the first goal against Crystal Palace just one minute into the game. This is simply unbelievable!"

"Bruno completed a wonderful play by passing three players in a row. He fully demonstrated his strength that is superior to other players."

"Let's watch the replay of this wonderful goal again."

"The Crystal Palace midfielder was like a wooden stake, which Bruno easily turned around and shook off. The ball seemed to be stuck to Bruno's feet, and he controlled it at will. The Crystal Palace defenders had no ability to steal the ball from Bruno's feet."

"The entire process of breaking through and scoring the goal fully demonstrates the outstanding personal ability of the World Footballer of the Year."

"At this moment, we even seemed to feel that he was the king of the court!"

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After scoring a goal, the enthusiasm of Manchester United fans in the stands was aroused, and Manchester United players began to play more actively.

With Kante and Herrera as the double defensive midfielders, the defense is guaranteed. Van Dijk and Maguire both have good ability to get and pass the ball. Bruno is in the midfield, Rashford and Mbappe are on the two wings, and with Harry Kane who is advancing forward, Manchester United has good passing and control capabilities from front to back.

On the other hand, the Crystal Palace team was completely stunned after being scored at the beginning of the game and was forced to retreat and stabilize their position.

In this way, Manchester United gradually took control of the situation on the field and played well.

Bruno enjoyed the treatment of a star player in the frontcourt, and his teammates around him tried hard to create opportunities for him and feed him the ball.

After Crystal Palace struggled for fifteen minutes, Bruno got another chance in the sixteenth minute.

Mbappe dribbled past the opponent on the right and cut into the penalty area, passing the ball low to Bruno.

Bruno passed the Crystal Palace defender while stopping the ball, then turned and shot directly. The ball flew into the goal, 2:0!

"It was amazing! Bruno scored twice! He showed excellent competitive form in the game!"

"We can see that he is very active on the court and cooperates with his teammates very skillfully. The Crystal Palace defenders have no ability to stop him and can only watch him score goals."

"2:0, Manchester United took a two-goal lead in just sixteen minutes."

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After taking a two-goal lead, Manchester United continued to create opportunities on the field and firmly suppressed Crystal Palace.

Especially in the 38th minute of the first half, Manchester United's midfielder quickly counterattacked after intercepting the ball in the middle. Bruno pulled to the left to receive the ball, shook off Crystal Palace's right back Wan Bissaka, and passed the ball to the right with his right foot. Harry Kane followed up and shot directly, breaking the Crystal Palace goal again.

3: 0!

In the process of scoring this goal, Bruno fully exposed the weaknesses of Wan-Bissaka, who has performed very well since the start of this season.

That is the talented defender who has become very popular in the Premier League recently. He has a very poor sense of position on the field. He had almost no reaction to Bruno's movement. Bruno easily slipped behind him and then received the ball to complete the assist.

Wan-Bissaka, nicknamed "Shovel", does have a special skill of shovel when defending one-on-one, but Bruno did not give him the chance to do so and sent a cross as soon as he received the ball.

With a three-goal lead, the passion of all Manchester United fans at Old Trafford was ignited!

The 3:0 lead at halftime completely stunned Crystal Palace. In addition, Crystal Palace, which was deep in the relegation zone, was indeed average. Although Manchester United mainly controlled the situation in the second half, Crystal Palace still failed to pose much threat to Manchester United's goal.

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In the end, the score of 3:0 was maintained until the end of the game, and Manchester United achieved 53 unbeaten games in the Premier League.

Bruno played for only 65 minutes, scored two goals and assisted one, and was elected the best player of the game, once again becoming the focus of the world.

Many media outlets, including The Times, have spoken highly of him, believing that he has not slacked off after winning the World Footballer of the Year award and still maintains a strong desire to win.

Many media outlets have reprinted Crystal Palace coach Roy Hodgson's remarks after the game. The former Liverpool coach believes that Bruno's strength is obviously higher than other Premier League players. Crystal Palace has tried very hard to freeze Bruno's performance, but failed.

Especially since the start of the new season, the defensive area of ​​Wan-Bissaka, who is considered one of the best right-backs in the Premier League, has been frequently penetrated. Whether it is running or passing, Bruno can always find Wan-Bissaka's weaknesses.

Many football professionals also believe that Bruno is indeed a bit like a dimensionality reduction attack on the Crystal Palace right-back.

"It can be clearly seen from the game that it was difficult for Crystal Palace's defense to completely freeze Bruno. His personal ability in the game can be said to stand out. Driven by him, Manchester United played wonderful offensive football in the first half."

But many people also mentioned that Bruno was obviously holding back in the second half. Although he played for 20 minutes in the second half, he did not go all out on the field and the score remained at 3:0.

After Bruno left the field, Crystal Palace tried to counterattack several times, and Manchester United dealt with it quite poorly, which once again proved Bruno's role in this team.