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Against Monaco, Vini Jr. paraded on the field and regained his morale with Real Madrid. This is what the two main newspapers in Spain say, AS and Brandabout the Brazilian’s performance in the 6-1 victory, this Tuesday, the 20th. According to both portals, this was a game in which the Real Madrid’s number 7 shirt shone and enabled a “ceasefire” between the team and the club — mainly between the athlete and the Madrid public.
They were two assists, a goal and one pass that resulted in Kehrer’s own goal. According to scores from Sofascore, a football statistics platform, Vini Jr. had the highest score of the night: 10. A difficult score to obtain, even more so given Mbappé’s 9.4, even with the Frenchman finding the net on two occasions. THE Brazilian star was also voted best of the match by the Champions League itself.
In the 63rd minute of the game, the Real Madrid number 7 shirt received the ball from Arda Güler, cleared two Monaco defenders e hit a nice shot from the angle. The goal had extra weight, especially after Arbeloa’s statements throughout the week, in which the coach defended and supported the Brazilian player. Soon after scoring, the athlete went to the bench and hugged the coacha gesture seen as symbolic in the current moment in which the team lives.
Good team phase
Now, Real Madrid is experiencing a moment of breathing after changes in command and shaky results in the final weeks of the European season. Still, newspapers Spaniards are keen to highlight that the phase represents a “ceasefire”: a period of peace in the midst of a “bigger war”. So far, Arbeloa has two wins and one defeat in three games in charge of the team. He takes Xabi Alonso’s place.
Already Champions Leaguethe club appears in second place so far, tied on points with third place, Bayern Munich, both with 15 points. It is worth remembering that the German team still enters the field this Wednesday, and could surpass the Spanish team in the table. Even so, Real Madrid’s situation is considered more stable, with a good chance of guaranteeing direct qualification for the knockout stages of the competition.
