Vinicius Jr's private response to Man City fans' brutal banner at Champions League clash

Vinicius Junior missed retired connected the 2024 Ballon d'Or to Manchester City prima Rodri, who's presently retired injured but volition spot his team-mates look Real Madrid successful the Champions League

Real Madrid prima Vinicius Junior was 'even much motivated' up of their Champions League clash with Manchester City aft a banner mocking him emerged online.

Vinicius, 24, was the favourite to triumph past year's Ballon d'Or but the grant went to City midfielder Rodri successful a astonishment decision. The snub angered Real Madrid chiefs truthful overmuch that they didn't nonstop a azygous delegate to the ceremonial successful Paris, contempt manager Carlo Ancelotti winning Coach of the Year and galore of their different players being connected the Ballon d'Or shortlist.

On Tuesday, City big Real Madrid successful a Champions League play-off archetypal leg, arsenic some teams who underperformed successful the league signifier volition conflict it retired for a spot successful the past 16. City fans are readying to unveil a banner which shows Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or.

In ample text, the words 'Stop Crying Your Heart out' are displayed. It's a notation to Oasis' deed 2002 single, written by City instrumentality Noel Gallagher and sung by his brother, Liam.

The banner volition beryllium shown 5 minutes earlier kick-off successful the South Stand of the Etihad Stadium until aft the Champions League pre-match anthem finishes. Real Madrid are alert of the stunt but Spanish outlet El Chiringuito accidental that they are 'not bothered' by it.

Vinicius himself is alert of the connection and feels 'even much motivated' to bushed City successful their ain backyard. The Brazilian guardant was portion of the Real Madrid squad who bushed Pep Guardiola's broadside astatine the Etihad past twelvemonth connected penalties, reaching the semi-finals.

The Ballon d'Or contention has been among the main talking points up of Tuesday's match, with Ancelotti going connected grounds to treble down connected Real Madrid's determination to boycott the October ceremony. "I don't deliberation it was the incorrect decision," helium declared.

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"We thought Vini was the victor of the Ballon d'Or. It doesn't mean we don't respect Rodri due to the fact that helium is simply a fantastic player. I deliberation Rodri deserved to triumph it the twelvemonth before."

City brag Guardiola said that determination was 'absolutely' nary resentment astatine his nine implicit the incident, adding: "I was blessed for Rodri but Vinicius made an bonzer twelvemonth arsenic well. He could merit it, similar successful the past erstwhile [Lionel] Messi and Cristiano [Ronaldo] were warring for it. So, the taxable is over."

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