“Vinicius Jr has returned to his best level” relishes Ancelotti

The Brazilian delivered a top performance against Braga which delighted the Real Madrid coach.

Injured hamstring in August and sidelined for a month, Vinicius Jr was named man of the match after a strong performance to help Real Madrid win 2-1 in the Champions League. “He is back to his best level. He scored the goal, which was narrowly disallowed, and he provided two assists for Rodrygo and Bellingham. He’s back and he’s fit again. He made the difference today (Tuesday). They (Bellingham and Vinicius Jr) work very well together with and without the ball. We need to improve in this area, but they are both doing a great job», Underlined Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid.

Real Madrid, 14-time winner of the Champions League and leader of La Liga with 25 points after 10 matches, faces its great rival, FC Barcelona, ​​on Saturday. The Barcelonans, third, are only one point behind the Madrilenians. “After this game we know exactly what we have to do – whatever we can do to win. We have time to prepare. We approach this extremely important match with great enthusiasm“, assured Ancelotti.