Football Spanish Super Cup
Vinicius dedicates his hat-trick to Ronaldo
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Vinicius Junior decided the Spanish Supercup single-handedly
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There was nothing to be gained for FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. Real Madrid dominated and celebrated Vinicius Junior as the man of the match – and he cheered like his great idol. But there was more than just praise from coach Carlo Ancelotti. He formulated high demands on the 23-year-old.
In the Spanish Super Cup between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, the seventh minute was underway when former Dortmund player Jude Bellingham played an outstanding pass into the interface and Vinicius Junior opened the way to Barca goalkeeper Inaki Pena’s goal. The Brazilian went around the goalkeeper and slotted in for an early lead.
Vinicius turned to the corner flag, circled his index finger in the air, jumped off, turned 180 degrees, landed with his legs apart – a textbook power pose and Cristiano Ronaldo’s trademark celebration. The message is clear, ‘this is my territory’.
And it was true on Sunday evening when Vinicius gave FC Barcelona no chance. The Royals won 4-1, the Brazilian scored a hat-trick in the first half (7th/10th/39th, penalty kick). “It was for Cris because he is my role model and he plays here now,” said Vinicius after the final in Riyadh. Robert Lewandowski scored to make it 1-2 from Barcelona’s perspective (33′), Real’s Rodrygo made the final score (64′).
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This year’s final was played at the KSU Stadium, the home ground of al-Nassr FC – the Saudi Arabian club where Ronaldo has been under contract for around a year. The Portuguese played for Real between 2009 and 2018. According to media reports, the 38-year-old watched the final in the stands.
Real Madrid shows the “almost perfect game”
Vinicius was subsequently named player of the game. “I’m not a saint, but I try to be a better person every day. It’s not easy to play against Barcelona and win 4-1. We played an almost perfect game,” he said. Coach Carlo Ancelotti was “on cloud nine” and at the same time demanded further top performances from his protégé. “He has to help Real win titles like he just did,” said the Italian.
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It was also the first title of the year for the Royal team around Antonio Rüdiger and Toni Kroos. As in the semi-final against Atlético Madrid, Kroos was whistled every time he touched the ball. The 34-year-old had been critical of numerous stars’ moves to Saudi Arabia in the past.
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For Real it was the 13th triumph in the Spanish Super Cup. Barca remains the record winner with 14 titles. In mid-February, Madrid will face RB Leipzig in the round of 16 of the Champions League.