Since the recovery of La Liga, Vinicius Junior had not yet obtained tenure. Rodrygo Goes had been chosen against Eibar, and Zidane had opted for a midfielder with Benzema and Hazard in attack against Valence.
It was only against Real Sociedad that the Brazilian striker was able to get an opportunity as a titular player, occupying the Merengue attack alongside Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez.
And once again, Vinicius has proven that it has its place on the pitch. If his biggest weak point, his lack of precision and definition in the last gesture, was still felt against Real Sociedad, the player was everywhere on the field.
Thanks to that speed and to his form physique, the Brazilian winger has constantly sought to overflow on his left side, to bring an imbalance which is sometimes lacking for Zinedine Zidane’s players on the field. “Vini” has center, fixed, hit, and above all did not let go.
The Brazilian international has driven the defenders of Real Sociedad completely crazy, to the point of seeing the defender Gorosabel received a yellow card for a foul on Vinicius on his side.
And his efforts paid off, and he notably offered one of the only opportunities of the first period, by winding up a strike to the left of the surface just before half-time after eliminating two defenders. It was framed, but it was intercepted.
It was especially he who provoked the faute of Diego Llorente in the penalty area, to offer a penalty that will mean opening the scoring for Real Madrid after being transformed by Sergio Ramos.
The winger is the only attacker that Zidane has chosen to make play for the entire 90 minutes. While some thought that Vinicius would not be able to compete with the returns of Eden Hazard and Marco Asensio, the former Flamengo player clearly shows that he does not intend to give up the battle.
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