Where Vinicius Junior is, there is always the magic of football, but also things that follow him that are not related to sports.
A phenomenal Brazilian with a Euro goal responded to Benfica goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin's recent goal and when it mattered most, led Real to victory - the "royal club" was better than the "eagles" from Lisbon (1:0) in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs.
Immediately after the goal, Vinicius ran to referee Francois Letexi and probably initiated the anti-racism protocol after home team forward Gianluca Prestiani threw something at him. The problem was that the Argentine was holding his shirt over his mouth when he said something, so the referee was apparently powerless to react.
Jose Mourinho also messed things up by the end, receiving a red card, so he will not lead Benfica in the second leg at the stadium where he once worked.
Atalanta was defeated in Dortmund by Borussia (2:0), and our Nikola Krstović played the entire second half when "La Dea" was already two goals down.
The Montenegrin footballer brought liveliness, tried, but this was not the night of the "goddess" - with goals from Seru Girijasi and Maximilian Bayer, the "millionaires" go to the rematch in Bergamo with a nice result.
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Paris Saint-Germain once again showed how powerful they are. And this after losing 2-0 to Monaco after goals from Folarin Balogun. At that moment, Desiree Due came on to replace the injured Ousmane Dembele, and then everything became easier.
The PSG star scored two goals and was instrumental in the third - it seems that the "saints" have already finished the story in the principality.
Results
Borussia - Atalanta 2:0
Girasi 3, Bajer 42.
Benfica - Real 0:1
Vinicius 50.
Monaco - PSG 2:3
Balogun 1, 18 - Due 29, 67, Hakimi 41.
Galatasaray - Juventus 5:2
Sara 15, Lang 50, 75, Sanchez 60, Boy 86 - Kopmainers 17, 32.
It's over in Dortmund too - Borussia defeated Atalanta 2-0. Nikola Krstović brought a lot of energy in the second half, but this wasn't a "goddess" night,
The end in Lisbon - Real did not allow for a surprise this time, celebrating 1:0 with a goal from Vinicius.
The match in Monte Carlo is over - Paris Saint-Germain went from 0:2 to 3:2.
The sixth of the 12 minutes of extra time is being played in Lisbon, while the 83rd minute has begun in Dortmund.
85' - Mourinho is sent off. Due to a protest because Letexius did not show a second yellow card to Vinicius.
The Special One will not lead Benfica in the second leg, at the stadium where he once worked.
Another confirmation of the kind of player Real have - Vinicius is the second most efficient Brazilian in the history of the Champions League.
He reached his 31st goal in the elite and is only ahead of Neymar with 43. Kaka is left with 30.
55' - It seems that Atalanta came alive in the second half. Krstović had an attempt from about twenty meters, and then he asked for a penalty because Anton pulled him down in the penalty area. However, it was not enough for the referee and VAR to point to the white spot.
67' - GOOOL in the Kneževeni, not hard to guess - Due againPSG completed a turnaround against Monaco (3:2), the pearl of the Parisian team scored for the second time.
The home team has a player less since the 48th minute after Golovin was sent off.
Atalanta is struggling in Dortmund, can Nikola Krstović get them going in the second half - our striker replaced Gianluca Scamacca in the 46th minute.
After 10 minutes, the game resumed in Lisbon - referee Letexia was powerless, because he had no evidence of what Prestiani had thrown at Vinicius.
There is no play in Lisbon after the goal, and Vinicius is in the spotlight again.
Home team striker Gianluca Prestiani threw something at the Brazilian, after which Vinicius ran to referee Francois Letexier and likely reported the racist abuse.
The problem is that the Argentine was holding his jersey over his mouth when he said something.
50' - GOAL, not even two Trubins would have saved this. Vinicius Junior masterfully hit the far corner of Benfica's goal from the left., Real leads 1-0 in Lisbon.
The first halves in Lisbon, Monte Carlo and Dortmund have been completed.
Anatoly Trubin was a hero against Real Madrid about twenty days ago when he scored the winning goal, and tonight he is working wonders with the defense. It is only thanks to him that Benfica is 0:0 in the new duel with the royal club after 45 minutes.
A great first half was played in the Principality - Monaco led 2:0, but PSG quickly came back (2:2).
By the end of the first half, Borussia increased their lead against Atalanta - this time Girassi was the assistant, and Maximilian Bayer scored.
41' - GOOOL, kakav povratak prvaka Evrope protiv Monaka. Ponovo je ključan bio Due, nakon čijeg šuta je Ašraf Hakimi naletio na loptu i pogodio na 2:2.
29' - GOOOL, PSG returns, through the player who replaced the injured Ousmane Dembele two minutes ago. The "Saints" reduced the deficit to 2:1 against Monaco, the scorer is Desire Due.
22' - PSG could have come back, but this hasn't been a "saint's" night so far - Vitinja didn't take the penalty - Filip Kon stopped his shot.
18' - GOOOL, another in the principality, another in the net of the European champions and once again Folarin Balogun. Monaco has a great 2:0 against Paris Saint-Germain.
3' - GOOOL The match in Dortmund also started, and it started spectacularly - Seru Girasi started for Atalanta.
1' - GOOOOL - it didn't take long. Monaco shocked European champions Paris Saint-Germain, The scorer was Balogun who scored with a header in the 55th second..
1' - The matches in Lisbon and Monte Carlo have started, while the duel in Dortmund between Borussia and Atalanta has been moved to 9:15 p.m.
The reason is a large traffic jam in which the host team bus found itself.
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