Photo: Juan Carlos Hidalgo / EFE
By: Drafting
Photo: Juan Carlos Hidalgo / EFE
By: Drafting
Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior declared, in an interview with official UEFA media, that wants to score in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League against Chelsea and reach the final to be able to write his name in the history of the Spanish club.
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The Brazilian player expressed his happiness for the moment in which he is and for being a player for the white club: “ It is the best equi po of the world and I am very happy to be here . They all love me and do everything they can to help me. Scoring those two goals in such an important match (Liverpool) and getting the team into the semifinal of the biggest competition in the world is the best feeling. ”
Vinicius se He also remembered the meringues fans. “Also, and it is being hard to play without fans because we are used to doing it at the Bernabéu with a lot of people “, he says.
” I learn from Zidane every day, he is a great coach. Also gives me a lot of confidence and I learn all kinds of things in the field. As for tactics He was one of the coaches who pushed me the most to do things and now I do them very naturally and calmly. ”, he said about his relationship with the French coach.
The number 20 of Real Madrid scored his first professional double in the Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool and was a huge boost to get the tie back on track.
This is how Vinicius evaluates the way to the semifinals: “ I am happy with the club performance towards the end of the season and with the possibility of winning two titles. We could have done better in the group stage as we made mistakes in some games that we shouldn’t have done. ”
Junior, who has a contract with the white entity until 2025, considers that now he is “much more mature than before” and that he can better understand the game and when to attack.
“Now I am a completely different player, but with the same characteristics as before. I want to continue playing for Real Madrid, winning titles, scoring goals and bringing joy to the fans, says Vinicius.