In a key match in the first leg of the Champions League knockout play-offs that ended in the early morning of February 12, Beijing time, Real Madrid equalized twice from behind on the road, and staged a stunner in stoppage time, defeating Manchester City 3-2 and taking the lead in advancing to the round of 16. In this game, Vinicius, the 200 million emperor star in the Real Madrid team, responded to the taunts and provocations of Manchester City fans with the performance of the director's stunner who was elected as the official MVP of the game.
As we all know, because of last year's Ballon d'Or competition with Rodri in second place, Vinicius received a special courtesy from the Manchester City fans at home before the game, and the Manchester City fans pulled out a giant TIFO, which even said "Stop crying" to taunt Vinicius. Not only that, but during the game, Manchester City fans also chanted "Where is your Ballon d'Or" to taunt Vinicius.
However, Manchester City fans did not expect that they would be slapped in the face so quickly. At one point, they led 2-1, and they were reversed by Real Madrid scoring two goals in a row at the last moment. In stoppage time, Real Madrid's stunner goal was Vinicius who actively stole Lewis in the front court, and then picked up a pass to assist Bellingham to complete the empty goal.
According to the statistics after the game, Vinicius made 5 key passes in this campaign, the most in the game. In addition, he also had three successful dribbles that were quite eye-catching, and Vinicius was also named the official player of the match after the game, beating Bellingham who scored a stunner and Haaland, who scored a brace.
After the game, Vinicius responded to the ridicule of Manchester City fans even more domineeringly: "I saw it, but the provocation of the opposing fans only gave me more motivation. They know our history and how we did in this tournament. This is the fifth time we've visited, and the cold is still on, but we'll stick to our path."On this night, Vinicius and Real Madrid really enjoyed the coolest thrill of revenge.