In one of the most epic matches in the modern history of the UEFA Champions League, a match that only Real Madrid could star in, the merengue team won 2-1 at home against Bayern Munich thanks to an unexpected, but inevitable, comeback from Real Madrid.
A POR LÁ 15 pic.twitter.com/kCT6ajEBCP
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) May 8, 2024
Thanks to a double from Joselu in the final stages of the match, the merengue team dreams of lifting its fifteenth UEFA Champions League to the skies of Wembley, the stadium where they will clash against Borussia Dortmund on June 1.
After the victory, one of the great protagonists of the event, Vini Jr., used his social networks to send a euphoric message to his fans: “THIS FIELD AND THIS SHIRT AGAIN!!!” wrote the Brazilian.
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Vinicius Jr. thanks Florentino Pérez: “Presi, thank you for bringing me to the best club in the world”
With a brief, but remarkably euphoric message, Vinicius Jr. used his official Twitter account, currently known as “X”, to send a message to Real Madrid and its president, Florentino Pérez:
“This field and this shirt again!!! Presi (Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid), THANK YOU for bringing me to the biggest club in the world.”
PQP!!!!! OUTRA VEZ ESSE CAMPO E ESSA CAMISA!!!! Presi, OBRIGADO POR ME TRAZER PRO MAIOR CLUBE DO MUNDO
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) May 8, 2024
However, Vinicius was not the only one who remembered Florentino Pérez after this epic comeback, since Carlo Ancelotti, at a press conference, also had words of praise for the White House boss:
“There is a captain here, named Florentino Pérez and all the rest of us are his sailors. “He has managed to bring together this magnificent generation of players, Real Madrid is a family very well managed by its president.”
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Binge the first four episodes available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel. Stay tuned for upcoming releases as we keep telling this legend’s life story.
