Vinicius Junior creates UCL Record in 5-2 win over Liverpool last night; check this out

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Jehan Mucadum
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Vinicius Junior creates UCL Record in 5-2 win over Liverpool last night; check this out

Vinicius UCL record: Vinicius Junior continued his rich vein of form as he scored a brace in Real Madrid’s 5-2 win over Liverpool last night.

The Champions League was tipped to be an exhilarating one and began with the same tone as Liverpool went 2-0 up within 14 minutes.

However, a change in approach and mentality saw the reigning UCL champions do what they do best; make a comeback.

Real Madrid enjoyed quality spell of possession and ruthlessly smashed the Reds with Junior and Benzema scoring 2 goals each.

Centre-back, Militao also got on the score-sheet as Real Madrid took a sizeable advantage into the 2nd leg.

However, the day belonged to Vinicius Junior as he broke a massive record in the competition with his stellar display.

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Junior struck his first of the night with a piece of an effort in the 21st minute as he cut inside from the left and whipped a shot past Allison.

This goal made Junior the youngest player in the history of the Champions League to score at every stage of the competition.

He added a 2nd on the night after Allison’s goalkeeping error saw him equalize in the 36th minute.

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The 22-year-old put in a man of the match performance against Liverpool last night as he teased, pressurized and eventually grabbed the headlines.

To add to the goals, the Brazilian even chalked up an assist for Benzema’s 2nd goal of the night.

At 22 years, Junior has shown that he is indeed the man for the big occasions with his electrifying display especially in the previous 2 seasons.

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In November 2019, he struck a goal against Club Brugge during the group stage.

This was followed up by goals in 2021 vs Liverpool in the UCL Quarter-finals.

Goals in the 2022 season knockouts (semi-finals and finals) vs Man City and Liverpool saw him raise his level of imperiousness.

But last night, the entire set was complete as Junior found the net in the Round of 16 stage of the competition.

The brace last night got his tally to 18 goals and 8 assists across competitions in the season as well.

It was certainly a night of rejoice and celebration for the young Brazilian academy player of the Spanish Club.


       

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