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Vinicius Júnior equals Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League record.
Vinicius Junior, a winger for Real Madrid, matched one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League records on Tuesday.
In the 1-1 tie between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal at the Santiago Bernabeu, Vinicius struck an incredible goal.
Kevin De Bruyne’s second-half goal, which was amazing in and of itself, offset his accomplishment.
Vinicius ended up equating one of Ronaldo’s records while scoring the goal.
The Brazilian international has now made an impact on a goal in 11 straight Champions League starts.
Seven goals have now been scored by the 22-year-old in Champions League knockout games, all of which have come against Man City (2) and Liverpool (5).
Speaking to BT Sport after the game, manager Ancelotti was quick to praise Rudiger for keeping the in-form Norweigen at bay:
“Defensively we were good. Rudiger against Haaland did well and the midfield had control. The performance was good and we are happy. We have strong motivation for the next game.”
Ancelotti also gave a general appraisal of the game, stating that he was happy with his side’s second-half showing after a ‘difficult’ first half:
“An interesting game. Difficult for us in the first half and the second half was much better. We had good control in the game.
“When they had lots of possession we were in control defensively then when we started to play the ball we caused difficulties. We had to keep our positions defensively then when we got the opportunity, we scored the first goal. [It was] a great strike, a fantastic moment. The team played well. I am satisfied.”
The second leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League semi-final will be played at the Etihad Stadium the following Wednesday after their match against Getafe on Saturday.