Vinicius, with the Ballon d’Or on the horizon

Another tie, at the crucial moment where big games are decided, the Brazilian Vinicius Junior was once again decisive. heir of real Madrid in an unforgettable decade of success, the role he played Cristiano Ronaldo and went to Karim Benzema. Complete reference of victory against bavaria, with his double in Munich, and the continued attempts at Santiago Bernabeu until the German wall is demolished in another step of stability towards golden ball

The legend of Vinicius jumped into the most prestigious tournament with a great role in the qualifying rounds. Suppose that leadership puts Real Madrid one step away from its fifteenth step European Cup. Facing the players he will compete with for the Ballon d’Or, the performance of Vinicius, his constant and fearless search in every action of the match, gives him the edge at the moment.

The Norwegian Erling Haaland He had an irregular season at Manchester City, being eliminated from the ‘Champions’ by Real Madrid in a tie in which he did not feature; in Kylian Mbappé PSG missed him in key matches to avoid being left behind in a new futile attempt to become champions; with the scorer Harry Kane The balance went into a spirited semi-final of the Champions League. The three, with their partner Jude Bellinghamis emerging as a great contender for an individual award that is a stepping stone in a football player’s career.

And Vinicius signed before him Bavaria an unforgettable night where he surpassed his best records in several facets. He completed his game with the most dribbles of the season at champions league, up to thirteen completed to be a nightmare for Kimmich and any of his companions who came to help.

‘Vini”s career meeting at real Madrid where he attempted the most dribbles in a dangerous area, near and adjacent to the rival area, with six actions, and the one who completed the most, one full of his six attempts. Always unbalanced. With nothing stopping him, especially in the second half where he absorbed all of Madrid’s offensive prominence.

The Brazilian, who played more focused in the first period, and returned to his most lethal part in the second, fell to the left wing, attempted a total of 20 dribbles (10 more than his average this season), launched 32 offensive duels ( the his average is 17) and won 16, also his best score, in this case since he played his first match on November 7, 2018. Champions. The score is 46 and he has scored 20 goals. Ten of them in the qualifying rounds where he distributed twelve assists.

The importance of Vinicius It gets stronger the moment leaders appear. In all-or-nothing matches in the playoffs where he has scored three goals in the round of 16, two in the quarterfinals, four in the semifinals and one that gave Real Madrid fourteenth in the final of Parisagainst Liverpool.