Vinicius Jr gets last laugh on Man City fans after public response to Ballon d'Or banner

Vinicius Junior was mocked passim Tuesday's Champions League play-off betwixt Manchester City and Real Madrid, but it was the Brazilian who was celebrating travel full-time aft being spurred connected by City fans' banner of Rodri winning the Ballon d'Or

Manchester City fans' determination to mock Vinicius Junior implicit his Ballon d'Or decision backfired arsenic the Brazilian was crowned antheral of the lucifer aft Real Madrid's 3-2 triumph connected Tuesday.

Madrid travelled to City for the archetypal limb of their Champions League play-off, with Vinicius lining up connected the near wing. Erling Haaland enactment City up 19 minutes in, earlier Kylian Mbappe equalised connected the hr mark.

A huffy last 10 minutes began erstwhile Haaland handed the hosts the pb again from the punishment spot. But erstwhile City antheral Brahim Diaz equalised earlier Bellingham slid successful the victor from adjacent scope 2 minutes into added time.

It means that Pep Guardiola's broadside are present warring for their future successful Europe's premier competition. Both up of and during the game, City fans aimed a fig of jibes astatine Vinicius.

The Madrid prima was the favourite to triumph the 2024 Ballon d'Or, but City midfielder Rodri took location the grant instead. Madrid took the determination to boycott the ceremonial erstwhile it was leaked that Vinicius would not beryllium winning the main title.

City fans took the accidental to mock him connected Tuesday by unfurling a immense banner which showed Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or arsenic the teams walked retired earlier kick-off. In ample text, the words 'Stop Crying Your Heart out' were displayed, a notation to Oasis' deed 2002 single.

Vinicius himself was alert of the connection earlier the crippled and felt "even much motivated" to bushed City. During the game, City fans went adjacent further and could beryllium heard chanting "where's your Ballon d'Or?" astatine Vinicius.

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The Brazilian cheekily responded by pointing to the Champions League badge connected the broadside of his shirt, which contained the fig 15, a notation to the fig of European Cups Madrid person won, with Vinicius himself winning two.

And successful a further motion that helium had had the past laugh, Vinicius was named antheral of the match, having assisted some Diaz and Bellingham successful their goals. Following the game, the Brazilian publically admitted the taunting had spurred him on.

"Yes, I saw it," helium told Movistar erstwhile asked astir the banner. "At times the opposing fans bash things which spur maine connected to enactment successful a large performance. I did that again present contiguous and we managed to triumph the game.

"We person to get backmost to Madrid and our fans volition marque it special. They cognize our past and what we're susceptible of successful this competition. This is the 5th clip we've travel to play successful Manchester. We person to support going, determination are inactive 90 minutes to play.

"This contention has that thing special, I anticipation we tin support going. There are tons of games near to play. The instrumentality limb volition beryllium pugnacious but we person to support this up and support similar we did contiguous to guarantee different magical nighttime successful beforehand of our fans."

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