Vinicius recreates Ronaldo’s legendary moment

In the 86th minute, Vinicius dribbled from midfield to the edge of Dortmund’s penalty area, before finishing with a tricky shot into the far corner, raising the score to 4-2 for Real Madrid.

After his classy goal, the Brazilian striker took off his shirt to celebrate. Federico Valverde also ran over but did not forget to pick up his teammate’s shirt. When receiving his shirt back from Valverde, Vinicius recreated Cristiano Ronaldo’s celebration by holding up his No. 7 shirt in front of the Bernabeu stands.

In 2017, Ronaldo also raised his shirt to celebrate when he scored against Barcelona at Camp Nou.

It is understandable that Vinicius imitated Ronaldo, because the player born in 2000 has long been a fan of his Portuguese senior. In his home gym, Vinicius also hung Ronaldo’s picture on the wall as motivation.

On a day of peak form, Vinicius scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid, helping Real Madrid complete an impressive comeback despite being 2-0 down to Dortmund in the first half.

As for Vinicius, he scored his 8th goal in all competitions this season, along with 5 assists. “I love Real Madrid. I want to stay with this team for the rest of my career,” Vinicius said after his sublime performance.

Meanwhile, coach Carlo Ancelotti said: “Vinicius can win the Ballon d’Or. But that was thanks to his performance last season. With today’s hat-trick, Vinicius can win the Ballon d’Or next year.”