A superb break from deep in his own half from Jude Bellingham got the finish the move deserved as the Englishman set up Vini Jr. to hand Real Madrid the lead in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie against RB Leipzig.
There was a question mark as to whether the Brazilian should even have been on the pitch given that he’d raised his hands to an opponent just before, but he only received a yellow card.
As it was, his first-time finish was brilliant, but it owed much to the weight of pass from Bellingham who had gone marauding down the Santiago Bernabeu pitch to get the hosts into a goalscoring position.
A fantastic finish from Vinicius Junior to put Real Madrid in the lead! ?#UCL pic.twitter.com/3vrEodZTiB
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 6, 2024
GOAL!!!
Vini Jr finishes off a sweeping counter-attack… but should he still be on the pitch?#beINUCL pic.twitter.com/qZ7AMzTsKn
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) March 6, 2024
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