(VIDEO) He celebrated like CR7, won the Champions League with Real Madrid and Vini aims for the Ballon D’Or

Vinicius Jr. scored the second goal for Real Madrid to seal the club’s 15th Champions League trophy in its history. The Brazilian capitalized on the huge mistake of Ian Maatsen and scored past Gregor Kobel to finish the game off. The Brazilian had a celebration similar to that of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is Vinicius Jr.’s idol. The Brazilian points at himself and does a little dance. After that, the Real Madrid fans and the CR7 fans appreciate it. Vinicius sealed the win with that goal as the full-time result was 2-0 in favor of Real Madrid. The Real Madrid fans went wild, and this goal puts Vinicius as the favorite to win the Ballon d’Or this year, ahead of Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé.

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Vinicius has now scored in two Champions League Finals in his career with Real Madrid. The Brazilian scored in the 1-0 win against Liverpool in the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris; now, two years later, the Brazilian scored in the 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London.

Vinicius Jr. had a special guest in the stadium who came from the United States to watch him. It was none other than the legendary rapper Jay Z. After the game, the two embraced and celebrated the win. They also took a picture together before he ran with to the rest of the Real Madrid squad, who were also taking pictures. Vinicius Jr. is now in big contention to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.

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Vinicius Jr. after the match

Vinicius Jr. was once again vital for Real Madrid as he scored in his second-ever Champions League Final with the club. He scored in the 2022 Champions League Final against Liverpool in that 1-0 win. After the game, the Brazilian spoke about the love he has for the club and wishing to stay longer. Vinicius said, “I want to stay here FOREVER. I hope Florentino [Perez] sees this interview and renews my contract again.” Vinicius had a total of 35 goal contributions in 39 matches played this season across all competitions. Another crazy stat is that he is the second player to score in multiple Champions League finals before turning 24; the first was Lionel Messi with FC Barcelona.