Real Madrid has two league games before hosting PSG at the Bernabeu: this Saturday, in Vallecas against Rayo, and the following Saturday, March 5, at home against Real Sociedad.
Ancelotti going all in
In the first round, Vinicius was unable to damage Rayo at the Bernabeu, in a duel that ended 2-1 thanks to goals from Kroos and Benzema; yes, he left his mark at the Reale Arena against Real, where he made it 0-1 to Jovic’s pass, appearing again as a lifelong striker. There will be two preparation duels for the Brazilian to finish finding the perfect rhythm to receive PSG. It is important for him to get even for his bad performance in the Parc des Princes; It is true that the general performance weighed down his options, but he was not brilliant either when the ball came to him. He only gave 18 passes, 13 of them good, lost 12 balls, recovered only 2, did not shoot once and made only one good dribble in four attempts … and it was practically in Madrid’s defensive zone. Vinicius wants to get rid of that bad taste in his mouth in the second leg, and also do it in front of one of his idols such as Neymar, the man with whom he competes for a place in Tite’s starting eleven in the Selecao.
Vinicius getting in top shape
Vinicius has been at Real Madrid since the summer of 2018. He landed at the white club once he turned 18, on July 12 of that year, so his residence in Spain has now lasted more than three and a half years. Since he arrived from Flamengo in exchange for 45 million euros, he occupies one of Real Madrid’s three non-community places ; Currently, the other two are in the hands of Rodrygo and Militao, also Brazilians. And the idea was that, at this point, Vinicius already had Spanish nationality to free up one of those places, but for now he is still waiting.