Vinicius, from the beach to the battle

It was just over 20 minutes after 4:00 p.m. when Vinicius Junior (21 years old) entered the Valdebebas facilities yesterday to start preparing for the intense 16 days ahead for Madrid. Just over two weeks in which the future of the two competitions in which he is still immersed will practically be played out: the League and the Champions League quarter-final match against Chelsea. He did it as always, with a smile. Vinicius is back. It is true that things did not turn out the way he wanted against Barcelona, ​​but after arriving in Brazil to focus on the games against Chile and Bolivia in La Paz, everything went into the background.

The young Brazilian arrived so confident in his Rio de Janeiro that He bought 120 tickets so that his family and friends could see the match he was going to play in the Maracana (where he grew up under the shelter of Flamengo) against Chile. The biggest incentive to make that expense?: “Score my first goal for the national team”explained to Globe Sports. “The family is big. It’s been a long time since I played at the Maracana with an audience. We played the Copa América final, but there weren’t that many people, so I am happy to be able to invite everyone after such a long time. Not everyone can see me in Madrid“, he continued.

Vinicius’s self-confidence was such that what was going to happen against the Chilean team was already advancing. He knew that he was going to do something big and he did it: at the edge of the break, he received a ball from Antony and after fitting it to his left foot he beat Bravo to establish the momentary 2-0 on the scoreboard (finally the Brazilians won 4-0). It was his first goal with the Selection. moments then he was reprimanded, so it is low for today’s game against Bolivia. Released for that reason by the Brazilian coach TiteHe anticipated his return.

But Before returning to his home in Madrid, the Brazilian decided to spend a day at the beach in Rio. Surrounded by family and friends, he enjoyed a relaxing day of rest despite the continuous requests for photos and autographs from the beach players who were off. There he is an idol.

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Now, back in Madrid, he faces two weeks where he will once again be a key player in Ancelotti’s scheme: with nine games to go before the end of the League, the whites are going to face each other Celta (Saturday 2, 6:30 p.m.), will host Getafe (Saturday 9, 9:00 p.m.) and will travel first to Seville (Sunday 17, 9:00 p.m.) and that week, on Wednesday the 23rd, to Pamplona, ​​to face Osasuna (9:30 p.m.). A vertigo calendar…

Interspersed are the two Champions League quarter-final matches against the defending champion, Chelsea, and executioner of the madridistas in last year’s edition. There are three weeks in which the whites play the League and their role in the Champions League. For it, Ancelotti will also count on the return of Benzema (34), who is already beginning to see the light of the tunnel after the micro-tear that occurred two weeks ago in Mallorca and that prevented him from participating in the Clásico against Barcelona. Precisely, the Frenchman and Vinicius form one of the best attacking couples on the continent. Karim has 32 goals and 13 assists, while Vini has 17 goals and 14 assists. A couple that Madrid has missed, but that at the moment of truth return to be the spearhead of the Madridistas.

From the beach to Valdebebas

The important is that Vinicius has returned from Brazil with his batteries charged and morale through the roof. He has been a prophet in his land and both Madrid and Ancelotti will benefit from this, given that the Italian has full faith in him. Vinicius arrived in Madrid this Monday and in the afternoon he left for Valdebebas to start preparing for the match against Celta (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.). The Brazilian trained at the same pace as his teammates, as if jet-lag hadn’t affected him in the least. For this Tuesday he is scheduled with the rest of his teammates to train from 11:00. Friends it’s full