Beaten by Rodri in the race for the Ballon d’Or, Vinicius bounced back this Tuesday during the Champions League match between Real Madrid and AC Milan. The Brazilian transformed a penalty with a beautiful panenka.
Ten days after the correction inflicted by Barça in the Clasico (0-4) and eight days after Rodri’s coronation during the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Vinicius Jr returned to competition this Tuesday with Real Madrid .
Against AC Milan on the fourth day of the Champions League, the Brazilian once again sounded the revolt after Malick Thiaw opened the Lombard score. On a logical penalty and facing a specialist in the exercise, the Auriverde international perfectly adjusted Mike Maignan with a panenka to equalize.
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Morata calmed the Madrid public
If some could have hoped for a celebration in reaction to the Ballon d’Or results, it was not to be. Instead, Vinicius Jr went for a little jog to exult. All with a big smile and tapping his heart and the Real Madrid crest several times as if to show that it is his club and his family.
But it wasn’t enough to completely revive the Merengue team. On a poor restart from Aurélien Tchouaméni, Alvaro Morata followed up on a strike from Rafael Leao to punish the Madrid defense.
Jean-Guy Lebreton Journalist RMC Sport
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