Carlo Ancelotti lauded Vinicius Jr as ‘extraordinary’ and claimed he is going to win the Ballon d’Or after Real Madrid’s 5-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.
“What I can say is that it’s rare to see a player who plays a second half like Vinicius did. And not because of the three goals but because of his character; he’s extraordinary,” Ancelotti said on Tuesday as echoed by Al Jazeera.
“Vinicius is going to win [the Ballon d’Or], not for what he did tonight, but for what he did last year. These three goals are already going to count for next year’s Ballon d’Or, that’s for sure. He is a player who gets whistled at because he can make a difference.”
In a rematch of the previous season’s final, Ancelotti claimed that his team had the wisdom and experience to know what they needed to do to come back. And that there was no panic in the locker room after they fell behind two goals at halftime.
“We lived it calmly, calmly [over the break]. We changed the system and came back playing more intensely,” Ancelotti said.
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