The new nickname for Vinicius after his great match with Real Madrid against Bayern, they compare him with Cristiano

Vinicius Jr. now has a new nickname Real Madrid fans are ready to call him.

30/04/2024, 10:18 PM +00:00

Vinicius Jr celebrates his goal fro Real Madrid with his arms out while Cristiano Ronaldo runs with Al Nassr.

As Vinicius Jr. shined once again in the Champions League for Real Madrid, his teammate Lucas Vasquez gave him a new nickname that relates to Cristiano Ronaldo. Vasquez commented under Vini's Instagram post, writing, "Bravo CR/Vini7." The Brazilian scored a brace against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the Champions League knockout stages, something Ronaldo has done in the past. Vinicius Jr. has not felt any pressure while wearing the iconic number 7 shirt as he continues to produce great numbers with Real Madrid in the past three seasons.

Vinicius Jr. has now scored his third career brace in the Champions League knockout stages. On April 6th, 2021, Vinicius Jr. scored a brace against Liverpool in the Champions League quarterfinals. He scored another brace against Liverpool last year in Anfield on February 21st, 2023, in the Round of 16. Now the brace against Bayern Munich makes it his third as he scored in the 24th and 83rd minute.

Vinicius Jr. scored his 21st goal of the season for Real Madrid, and five of them have been in the Champions League. Vini is the only player to be directly involved in 30-plus goals in the Champions League since the start of the 2021/2022 season, with 16 goals and 15 assists, according to Squawka. The Brazilian winger is on 31 goal contributions while Kylian Mbappé is on 28, Robert Lewandowski is on 25, Erling Haaland is on 23, and his former teammate Karim Benzema is on 22.

Other impressive stats from Vinicius Jr. since the 2021/22 season

Other statistics that Squawka reports that Vinicius Jr. has in the Champions League since the 2021/2022 season are touches in the opposition's box and having the most take-on. Vinicius Jr. has 285 touches in the opposition box, and the most take one completed with 101. He's also created the most chances with 66, and he has the most assists out of any player since the start of 21/22, with 15 in the Champions League.