Scorer of a double in the first leg and masterminding the goal that started the comeback in the second leg, Vinicius Jr. put together a solid performance in both legs of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals against the Bavarian giant, Bayern Munich.
🌟 MVP 🌟
💬 "Ahora toca hacer una noche mágica en casa".@ViniJr | #UCL pic.twitter.com/uCHR0vhDmi— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 30, 2024
For his double in the first leg, Vini won the award for best player of the match (MVP) and, despite not appearing in the great photo of the comeback in which the Spanish Joselu took center stage, UEFA wanted to reward the tireless match played by the Brazilian with the MVP trophy of the second leg, achieving a 2/2 that cements his candidacy for the largest individual awards and also for the collective ones.
🇧🇷👑#UCL pic.twitter.com/xrmM3DIwa3
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 8, 2024
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Vinicius Jr., a firm candidate for the Ballon d’Or?
The debate is served. Vinicius Jr.’s year with Real Madrid is being truly crazy, already accumulating five goals and five assists in nine games in the UEFA Champions League. Including his participation in LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup, the Brazilian has accumulated the not inconsiderable figure of 21 goals and 11 assists this season. Real star numbers.
In the Champions League, Vinicius was once again decisive for the whites in the most important instances and his candidacy for the Ballon d’Or is beginning to gain momentum and everything indicates that it will depend on the Brazilian’s good work at Wembley.
Today, against Bayern, despite not being reflected in the statistics, Vini was key to opening the can, being the author of that shot that escaped Neuer’s hands, being taken advantage of by Joselu. Proof that his excellent season goes beyond mere numbers.
Ancelotti, surrendered at the feet of Vinicius
After finishing the match, Carlo Ancelotti analyzed Vinicius Jr.’s semi-final series against Bayern Munich, ensuring that what the Brazilian did is within the reach of a very exclusive handful of world-class players:
“I believe that what he has contributed in this semifinal can be done by very few players. Now he has one final left to play and, by the way, he is going to be the protagonist (in the final), what he has been able to do in the first leg and the second leg, has been something that we cannot see many times.”, he assured.
🤩 Elogios de Carlo Ancelotti a Vinícius: "Va a ser protagonista en la final"
Todo lo que ha dicho Carletto: https://t.co/OLgFVqYg4r pic.twitter.com/u9DpIN2v9k
— Diario AS (@diarioas) May 8, 2024
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.
