Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Jr has hailed legendary player, Cristiano Ronaldo following his team’s win over Manchester City.
Recall that Real Madrid yesterday defeated Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round-of-32 clash.
Manchester City will travel to Spain for the second ĺeg next week.
The Brazil international sees Ronaldo as his idol and would wish to attain some of his achievements in football.
Vinicius Jr had an outstanding performance against City on Tuesday night. He said his motivation was the banner displayed by Manchester City fans mocking him over the 2024 Ballon d’Or saga.
The Brazilian attacker was involved in Brahim Diaz goal in 86th minute and also assisted Jude Bellingham’s winner (90+2′).
The attacker was named the Player of the Match by UEFA for his contributions to his team’s victory.
After the game, the 24-year-old Brazil international Ronaldo, who is a legend in the Champions League and Los Blancos.
He revealed that he had a good relationship with the 40-year-old Portugal international and five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Vinicius, who was outstanding for Real Madrid in the Champions League final last season, spoke about his desire to lead the club to title wins like Ronaldo did between 2009 and 2018.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is my idol. I talk a lot to him. Hopefully I can win as much titles as he did at Real Madrid,” Vinicius said (via Madrid Xtra’s X handle).
