The decisive goals he scored Cristiano Ronaldo in a glorious season of Real Madrid, on the way to three consecutive Champions Leagues, and which he inherited Karim Benzemaexit currently from Brazilian boots Vinicius Juniorsavior with his double at the Allianz Arena in the semifinals, a round in which he has scored in the last three seasons, assuming a star at 23 years old.
Vinicius came to save Real Madrid another eliminator. He put him first by showing improvement in the freedom of movement that Carlo Ancelotti gave him in the first half, moving him away from the left wing and attacking the space in the center forward area. Improving his sense to first mark Toni Kroos’ master pass between the lines.
The Brazilian was even more transcendental when his team lost. Bayern bounce back and take a solid step forward when an offensive reference is needed. Attached to the left side to tickle Kimmich. Manuel Neuer was tested first and then unbalanced to partner Rodrygo in the penalty shootout to score for the tie. He was unable to kick on at the Etihad as he was substituted in the final shootout of the quarter-final second leg. He got even in the first stage of the semifinals.
Vinicius has now scored four goals in the semi-finals of the Champions League. He surpassed Real Madrid footballers of the caliber of Amancio Amaro, Pirri and Sergio Ramos. He matched Carlos Santillana and Rial. At 23 years old, he has only Alfredo di Stéfano, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Puskás ahead of him as scorers on the brink of the final. He put his name among the players who marked different periods of glory for the club.
Of Vini’s 20 goals in the Champions League, eight came in the playoffs. He scored the winning goal in Real Madrid’s fourteenth European Cup in history. The one that brought down Liverpool in Paris in 2022. Before, in the playoffs, he scored two doubles for the English club, in the quarterfinals of the 2020/21 season and in the round of 16 of the 2022/23 season.
He lifted Real Madrid off the canvas at the Etihad against Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals of comebacks, in a 4-3 loss, in the edition that ended up being the main star as scorer in the final. He repeated the match against Pep Guardiola’s team to give hope of the first passage of the semi-finals of the last edition, before the retreat in Manchester.
And currently, He scored against Leipzig to restore calm in the round of 16 at the Santiago Bernabéu, and he wore the Cristiano Ronaldo suit on the same stage where the Portuguese scored goals for the bad memories of Bayern fans at the Allianz Arena.
Only the Portuguese, goal eater, scored the double three times for Real Madrid in the semi-final of the top competition. Di Stéfano and Benzema achieved it in two. Vinicius, who has already played three and is on his way to breaking all the records, joined Puskas, Tejada, Santillana, Sergio Ramos and Rodrygo in the prestigious club of authors of two goals in the round before the grand final of the European Cup.
In a season where muscle injuries prevented him from playing at all As usual – he has played 34 games out of 48 played by Ancelotti’s team this season – ‘Vini’ has been the top scorer and is on his way to surpassing his best scoring mark, 23 goals, in more small number of meetings.
In Munich, he chased Jude Bellingham’s 21 goals. He also distributed eleven assists, assuming the offensive responsibility of a Real Madrid that seemed close to the Wembley final and the possibility of winning the fifteenth.
Source: La Verdad
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