adminVinicius becomes an expert in finishing: A goal and a genius assist Chema Rey week ago, Vinicius Junior was the talk of the town. A lot. Too much. And it wasn’t because of a sporting matter, but because of what he had suffered in the visit to Mallorca.
Now it is because the Real Madrid winger is the player of the Club World Cup final, the one who set his team on the road to their eighth Club World Cup title. Thirteen minutes into the match, Real Madrid’s 20-year-old found himself onside from his flank in front of the Al Hilal goal and opted this time for a low shot that Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Mayouf could not prevent from ending up in the net and making it 1-0.
With that goal Real Madrid got going, continuing along the path that began on May 28 in Saint-Denis with Vinicius’ goal against Liverpool. That cross from Fede Valverde was the one that decided the Champions League final and sealed Real Madrid’s ticket to Rabat.
Vincius’ scoring problems have long since been a thing of the past. That is why the Brazilian is now his team’s top scorer. His first goal in the Club World Cup final was his 15th this season, then he added his 16th, two more than Karim Benzema, who also scored, Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure in the summer of 2018.
With half a season to go and the most decisive games still to play, Vinicius is a handful goals away from the 22 goals he scored last season, the highest of his young career.
The impact his play at Real Madrid is beyond debate. In the semi-final he opened the scoring when he solved a one-on-one with the goalkeeper in a different way to the 1-0 scoreline in the final, with a perfect touch over the top to chip it into the net. And he was the one who was brought down for the penalty that should have made it 3-1 but which Modric did not take. — Marca.com.
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