vinicius has become accustomed to being decisive in the Real Madrid. In other times he was in the news when he helped the team win, but for a long time it has been normal for his appearances to decide results. Against Chelsea he did not need to score to be chosen the Best player of the match by UEFA. He assisted on both goals, first with the touch that he couldn’t hold Kepa and that riveted Benzema to the net, and then raising his head to spot the Asensio unmarked in the front of the area.
They were two of the 64 times that the Brazilian touched the ball during the match, which in each appearance becomes a problem for the rival team, due to the imbalance that it generates with its speed. “Is a very difficult player to markHe is at a very high level and if he continues like this he will be the best in the world”, confirmed his compatriot Militarywho has him on his side both in Madrid and in the national team and does not have to run after him.
And it is that right now almost nobody can put up with the races come, who revealed part of his secret in Movistar. “I train with the group and then at home with my personal trainer to get to these matches well and to this phase of the season, in which everyone is going down and I’m always going up,” he explained with the same smile with which he plays the matches. . “We played very well, pressing all the time like the last seasonone of the best matches we’ve played, it’s nice to win at home, but half the tie remains and we have a calm head”, commented the Brazilian about the first ninety minutes against the Chelseain which there was a certain feeling that the Madrid spared some life to the English. “We always want to score more goals, because it is difficult to play away from home. All the players who wear this shirt know that playing in the Champions League is very special, with the fans, who together with us become the Bernabeu. Now we want to repeat it next week », he continued.
Ancelotti He has long since stopped worrying about whether he has to put Vinicius on or not. He is a starter and he plays almost everything. Before him Chelseaforgave him a play in which after overflowing he did not see that Benzema I was alone. “I told her that she had Karim open, but you haven’t seen it. He faces so many times that it is normal that in some he does not have that lucidity. He has played a great game, he has given two assists, it has been very important, “listed the white coach, who wanted to praise the performance of Fede Valverde after a few difficult days for the Uruguayan. «For me he has been the best on the field. He put a lot of energy, very attentive to the position. He defensive aspect He has handled it very well with KroosIt has been spectacular in the recovery, “continued Ancelotti, who did not lament about a score that was perhaps somewhat short due to the chances of one and the other. «You may think that against ten we could push a little more, but we put energy to recover the ball eleven against eleven and in the end we lacked some lucidity to find a better solution at the end. We have to repeat this game also in Stamford Bridge».