Manchester City and Real Madrid played the first stage of their play-off Round tie on Tuesday in the play sacrifice in the Etihad Stadium, in what was another meeting between the two clubs in the Premier competition of European football. One of the most iconic moments of the competition actually took place for the competition, and it was Vinicius Junior.
In October, Rodri Hernandez was chosen as the winner of the Ballon d'Or prize of 2024 about Vinicius, who had expected many to take the trophy home. Real Madrid was also of the opinion that their player was the clear winner, but when it became known that this would not be the case, they chose to boycott the ceremony in Paris.
Earlier this week, Carlo Ancelotti defended the club's decision to do this, but prior to the match between Man City and Real Madrid on Tuesday, home assistants showed a banner in which they shown Vinicius about his balloon d'Or Snub, who kept Rodri . Trophy after his victory in October.
Rodri saw the banner and he couldn't resist taking a photo. The case was discussed on a large scale on social media on the revelation of the banner, where many expressed their joy about the trolling method.
The decision to give the balloon d'Or to Rodri instead of Vinicius was one that generated a lot of controversy at the time. Real Madrid could not believe that the Brazilian superstar did not win after his efforts for the club during the 2023-24 season, including helping La Liga, the Spanish Super Cup and a 15th Champions League title.
However, there is also little doubt that Rodri was a deserved winner, and the majority of Spanish football was delighted to take the La Roja star the prize and to become the first Spaniard this since Luis Suarez in the 1960s wax.
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