The decision of Manchester City fans to mock Vinicius Junior about his balloon d'Or lender that chased when the Brazilian was crowned man of the game after the 3-2 victory of Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Madrid traveled to the city for the first stage of their Champions League play-off, with Vinicius on the left wing. Erling Haaland posted the city 19 minutes ahead, before Kylian Mbappe equalized the hourly sign.
A crazy last 10 minutes started when Haaland handed the hosts again from the penalty spot. But former Stadsman Brahim Diaz equalized before Bellingham slid two minutes after extra time in the winner.
It means that Pep Guardiola's side is now fighting for their future in the most important competition of Europe. Both for and during the game, Stadsfans focused a number of Jibes on Vinicius.
The Madrid star was the favorite to win the Ballon d'Or from 2024, but Stads -Midfielder Rodri took the prize home. Madrid made the decision to boycott the ceremony when it was leaked that Vinicius would not win the main title.
City fans took the chance to mock him on Tuesday by unraveling a huge banner, causing Rodri to kissed the balloon while the teams were walking away for the kick-off. In large text, the words' Stop Crying Your Heart Out 'were displayed, a reference to Oasis' HIT 2002 Single.
Vinicius himself was aware of the message for the game and felt “even more motivated” to beat City. During the game, city fans went even further and could be heard “Where is your balloon d'Or?” at Vinicius.
The Brazilian reacted brutally by pointing to the Champions League Badge on the side of his shirt, which contained the number 15, a reference to the number of European cups that Madrid won, with Vinicius himself won two.
And in a further sign that he had had the last smile, Vinicius was called the name Man of the Match, after he had helped both Diaz and Bellingham with their goals. After the game, the Brazilian admitted that the trepping had encouraged him.
“Yes, I saw it,” he told Movistar when he was asked about the banner. “Sometimes the opposite fans do things that encourage me to do a great achievement. I did that here again tonight and we managed to win the game.
“We have to go back to Madrid and our fans will make it special. They know our history and where we are capable of this competition. This is the fifth time we started playing in Manchester. We have to continue, there are still 90 minutes To play.
“This competition has something special, I hope we can continue. There are still many games left to play. The return bone will be difficult, but we have to keep this up and defend this tonight for a new magical night To guarantee the front of our fans.
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