Vinicius scores a superb hat-trick, Real Madrid makes a spectacular comeback
Vinicius shines brightly with a hat, Real Madrid creates a spectacular 5-2 comeback against Dortmund, when they were 2 goals behind. “The White Vultures” have an emotional second victory in the Champions League this season.
Welcoming Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu, coach Carlo Ancelotti fielded his strongest lineup with the attacking quartet Bellingham – Vinicius – Rodrygo – Mbappe.
The match started off excitingly and Kylian Mbappe was the one who had the first shot, but was blocked by a Dortmund defender.
In the 30th minute, Vazquez lost the ball right in front of Real Madrid’s penalty area, Guirassy made a favorable pass for Malen to face Courtois before finishing into the home team’s net.
Before they could recover, the “White Vultures” conceded a second goal in the 34th minute. From the right wing, Malen dribbled the ball at speed before crossing for Bynoe-Gittens to finish close to the goal, raising the score to 2-0.
Four minutes later, Vinicius controlled the ball neatly before turning and shooting dangerously, hitting the crossbar. Bellingham rushed in to score the rebound but once again, the ball hit the crossbar.
At the end of the first half, goalkeeper Courtois had to work hard to deal with the long-range “shots” of Bynoe-Gittens and Julian Brandt.
After the break, “Los Blancos” organized an all-out. When the strikers had not yet had time to shine, a central defender spoke up. In the 60th minute, Mbappe tried to cross the ball high for Rudiger to jump high and head it powerfully into Kobel’s net.
With their spirits high, Real continued to and soon equalized the score just 3 minutes later. Mbappe escaped and was not able to finish, but the Dortmund defender cleared the ball to Vinicius Junior and the Brazilian star easily put the ball into the empty net.
Riding on the momentum, the Spanish Royal team continued to stir up the German team’s defense. In the 83rd minute, Rodrygo tried to save the ball, opening up an opportunity for Lucas Vazquez for the home team captain to shoot diagonally into Dortmund’s net.
After that, Real organized a quick counter, Vinicius performed a solo from home before launching a beautiful curling shot from outside the penalty area. Not only that, before the match ended, the home team’s winger completed a brilliant day of competition with a solo performance and a decisive shot, setting the score at 5-2.
With a spectacular comeback win, Real Madrid got their second win in the Champions League this season. This is a great motivation before welcoming arch-rival Barca in round 11 of La Liga this weekend.