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Real Madrid fans online have ripped into Vinicius Jr. for his performance during their Champions League clash with Liverpool. The Brazilian winger had a night to forget as he was kept under wraps by Reds right-back Conor Bradley, with Los Blancos falling to a 1-0 defeat at Anfield.
The LaLiga leaders started the game slowly as Liverpool controlled proceedings early on. They could have found themselves behind by a huge scoreline before the break, thanks to Thibaut Courtois, who made five saves in the first half alone.
Courtois continued his brilliance after the break but was eventually beaten just after the hour mark after Alexisac Allister headed home from a free kick. Real Madrid rallied in response, but their failure to register a shot on target in the second half meant they suffered their first defeat of the season’s Champions League campaign.
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While a few Real Madrid players had subpar outings, Vini’s performance was particularly disappointing by his standards. Despite playing the full 90 minutes, the 25-year-old lost all his tackles to Bradley, gave away possession 19 times and lost eight duels to the Nothern Ireland international.
Vinicius also failed to register a shot, let alone one on target. To crown it all, he was the lowest-rated player among both teams with a match rating of 6.0, according to Sofascore.
After the match, fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to slam Vini for his display, with one writing:
“Vini having a stinker of epic proportions.”
Another tweeted:
“vini is so useless wth man.”
“Vini jr is actually so useless,” a fan echoed the same sentiments.
“Vini jr is an absolute clown. Is their magnets in his kit connected to the floor?” another wrote.
Another summed up his performance, writing:
“Vini having the stinker of all stinkers.”
Real Madrid have now lost more European Cup/Champions League games to nil to Liverpool (5) than any other side.
Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde identifies reason for 1-0 loss to Liverpool
Federico Valverde blamed his side’s loss on 'a set-piece' and emphasized the need to defend such situations better.
He told reporters after the game:
“This is a complicated stadium. We had chances, and in the end, we lost because of a set-piece…We need to defend set-pieces better. They sent in 3, 4 crosses in a row. We should’ve been stronger.”
Following the result, Real Madrid sits fifth in the league phase of the competition, while their English counterparts are right behind them in sixth.
