The Brazilian attacker pushed a cross from Federico Valverde into the net and signed the 1-0 win against Liverpool in Paris
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Shortly before match time at the Stade de France, when Liverpool attacked a Real Madrid who relied on the figure of Thibaut Courtois to maintain the tie, the Brazilian Vinicius Jr. appeared to take charge of opening the scoreboard and scoring the final 1-0 goal with which his team managed to win the UEFA Champions League for the fourteenth time in its history.
It was minute 58 when Federico Valverde beat Andrew Robertson and received the ball on the right wing. The Pajarito took advantage of the fact that he had a field ahead to gain meters and get into the area. Once there, the Uruguayan midfielder saw Vinicius Jr. enter the far post and took a low cross that ended in a goal.
Vini, who this season was one of the great protagonists of the team led by Carlo Ancelotti entered alone behind the entire Reds defense and managed to harm his compatriot Alisson Becker, who had been left covering a possible shot from the charrúa steering wheel.
Vinicius Junior beat the entire Liverpool defense and pushed a Fede Valverde cross into the net (Photo: REUTERS)
That score by Vinicius Jr. was crucial for Real Madrid to finish handling the match to their liking. The white club dedicated themselves to slowing down the pace of the game in the last half hour and took advantage of the dream afternoon that Courtois hadto seal the consecration. The Belgian goalkeeper was the great figure of the match from his saves.
Meanwhile, Vinicius Jr. scored a goal that meant a golden brooch for a campaign in which he scored 22 goals in 52 games. Particularly in the Champions League, the Brazilian attacker was the author of four goals in 13 appearances. He scored a brace against Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage and also scored against Manchester City in the first leg of the semi-finals.
With his goal against Liverpool, Vini Jr. became the youngest player to score in a Champions League definition since 2009 , when Lionel Messi did it at the age of 21 against Manchester United in Rome. The Brazilian did it with 21 years, 10 months and 16 days, while La Pulga had achieved it with 21 years, 11 months and three days when Barça beat the Red Devils.