When all his teammates were already walking towards their field, he stood before the stands of the Allianz Arenaobserved the 4,000 fans of the Madrid who populated the last amphitheater, turned around and lifted his shirt, making his name and number even larger. “Vini Jr.”, “7”. It was the icing on the cake to a colossal game by the forward, one more. A double that puts him squarely in the history of European football.
Brazilwith all the football he has raised and exported to Europe, does not have a footballer on his books with more goals and assists in playoffs of the Champions League Vinicius Junior. In Ronaldo Nazariois Ronaldinhois Kakais Neymarnor other legends like Romario o Rivaldo. Nobody surpasses the Madrid player’s 10 goals and 12 assists.
Before him Bayern, Vinicius added Munich to that list of cities that are the history of the European Cup and in which he has already left his mark. To his 23 yearshas scored or assisted in the Etihadin Anfield or en Stamford Bridgein addition to adding the goal in the 2022 Champions League final against Liverpool.
Total, 2 goals against Bayern5 goals and 2 assists Liverpool2 goals and 3 assists City1 goal and 5 assists Chelsea and 1 goal and 1 assist PSG. In addition to goal passes against Ajax and Atalanta and a goal to Leipzig. Always in playoffs. Always decisive.
Last night the extraordinary pass of Kroos and he had the courage to take responsibility for the penalty that put Madrid squarely in the tie. A maximum penalty that he converted forcefully, like Cristiano Ronaldo, the last Real Madrid player to achieve a double at the Allianz Arena, in April 2017. “Well done, CR7/Vini7″, Lucas Vázquez wrote on social networks. “I think he can play as a nine. He has learned to move well without the ball, to attack the back. He is very cold facing the rival goal“Ancelotti praised him in the hallways of the stadium.
“Toni always makes everything very easy and he gave me a goal. We train a lot together and we know each other very well. I’m very happy to be able to score two goals. Now play one “magical night at home”said the striker, who found one of the keys to going far in the tournament: “In this competition it is important not to lose. That’s why we are here. “We are here to do great things and we want to go to the final.”
Vini could have kept his shirt from such a special night, but he agreed to the request of an old LaLiga acquaintance: Bryan Zaragoza. The Andalusian, signed by Bayern in the winter market, approached the Brazilian as soon as the duel ended and asked for the item.
Vinicius’ performance keeps Madrid undefeated in this Champions League. Ancelotti’s men have not lost any of the 11 meetings who have played in this edition: 7 wins and 4 draws. The four tables, yes, consecutively. The return against Leipzig, the two games against City and the one in Munich. “The result is good“Ancelotti admitted. “But it could be done better. Our best moment was the beginning of the second half and they scored two against us… he showed the best version of himself and we didn’t. “We have time to improve on Wednesday.”
The Italian admitted that Bellingham He suffered cramps in the second half and was forced to make the change. “I think he is going to recover the best version of himself. He has had an injury that affected him, he will return very soon and by Wednesday he will be one hundred percent,” he warned. “I’m fine“, declared the midfielder as he passed through the mixed zone.
The Englishman had an interesting moment with his compatriot Harry Kane before he took the penalty to make it 2-1. He approached the forward and bothered him for a few seconds. Already in the mixed zone, Kane summarized the situation to this newspaper: “He told me that he was going to shoot to the left and that he was going to tell the goalkeeper. Luckily I saw Lunin go a little earlier to the right and I threw to the left.”
2024-05-01 00:04:17
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