A great goal to match Messi and overshadow Haaland. Why do we say that this is the great Champions of Vinícius?

The bookseller was written before starting. And the protagonists already knew their role. Manchester City and the ball. real Madrid and the backlash. AND Vinicius Juniorperhaps today the most unbalancing player in the world, stealing the show and leaving the scorer in the shadows Erling Haaland. The Brazilian took advantage of a fast counterattack to get into the middle and take a right foot from outside the area that slipped into Ederson’s goal to put the first in the 1-1 between both teams in the first semifinal of the Champions League. The return will be played next Wednesday, May 17.

Until 36 minutes into the first half, Pep Guardiola’s City was, as usual, the lord and master of possession of the ball but it did not create danger. On the opposite side, Ancelotti’s Madrid had already warned on a couple of occasions. And then came the great white play that ended up as much for Vinicius. It was the first shot of the Spanish team and ended up inflating the nets. That is the Real.

If the last Champions League was Karim BenzemaThis one has the stamp of the Brazilian. With seven goals, he is the top scorer for his team in the tournament. He scored four goals in the group stage, two more against Liverpool in the round of 16 and now he signed up in the semifinals.

The party had two outstanding figures. on the celestial side was Erling Haaland, the intractable Norwegian scorer. On the white side, Vinicius Junior. And it was the Brazilian and his samba that ended up prevailing. Not even Guardiola’s tactical movement to control him (putting the sprinter Walker on that side) could with him.

“Vinicius is a player who sinks you every time they can contact him. They repeat a lot. It has a lot of packaging because its players have experienced similar situations. It’s good news that we’re getting closer.”, Pep had analyzed in the previous one. The South American agreed with him: when he wants to, he is unstoppable.

He equaled Ronaldo and Messi in two marks

with his goal, Vinicius He added fifteen celebrations in the five editions of the Champions League that he has played. In this way he equaled Ronaldo Nazario with goals in the competition with a white shirt.

The ‘Phenomenon’ also achieved those numbers in the five seasons he was dressed in white. The difference is that Vini can beat him if he manages to score a little more.

, Ronaldo praised his compatriot in February of this year. and the end of real Madrid He shows it every time he puts on the Spanish team shirt and begins to dribble rivals, leaving them like cones on the field.

The Brazilian also managed to match a record of Lionel Messi. According to Opta data, the man from Madrid became one of the three youngest South Americans to reach 15 goals in the Champions League at the age of 22 years and 301 days.

The one who completes the trio is Rodrygo Goes, who also started against City. The other extreme was achieved this year with 22 years and 99 days.