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The heated rivalry between Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid within the Champions League delivered extra than simply drama on the pitch this season. The pre-match ambiance in the course of the first leg on the Etihad Stadium stirred controversy, because of a large banner concentrating on the Spanish membership and one in every of its important stars, Vinicius.
But, when the mud settled after the second leg on the Santiago Bernabeu, it was the Brazilian who had the final snort—responding to Metropolis’s followers with a easy but savage one-word message. However what did the Brazilian star say?
Earlier than the primary leg kicked off in Manchester, Metropolis followers unveiled an enormous tifo that instantly caught consideration. That includes Rodri kissing the Ballon d’Or trophy, the banner was emblazoned with the phrases ‘Cease crying your coronary heart out’—a nod to the enduring Oasis tune. The message was extensively interpreted as a dig at Actual Madrid’s response to Vinicius lacking out on the award, with the membership boycotting the Ballon d’Or ceremony in October after studying that their star ahead wouldn’t be topped the winner.
Regardless of the widespread perception that the banner focused Vinicius straight, the Manchester Metropolis fan group ‘We Are 1894’ later denied this. They issued a press release to make clear their intentions, referring to Actual Madrid president Florentino Perez’s vocal criticism of the Ballon d’Or voting course of.
Nevertheless, whether or not the banner was aimed toward Perez or not, the Brazilian star actually took it to coronary heart. He later admitted that the message solely fueled his willpower—and his efficiency within the first leg proved it. Vinicius recorded two assists in Actual Madrid’s 3-2 victory, serving to his crew achieve the higher hand heading into the return leg in Spain.
Vinicius’ response: Brief, candy, and savage
With the second leg happening on the Bernabeu, anticipation was excessive. As soon as once more, some Metropolis followers tried to taunt Vinicius, this time with a smaller model of the Rodri banner. But, their efforts went largely unnoticed—particularly after Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick successfully sealed Actual Madrid’s 6-3 combination win. A portion of the Sky Blues’ touring assist even left the stadium within the sixty fourth minute, unable to observe the remainder of their crew’s collapse.
Okay okay okay!!!!!!! 😭
However it was after the ultimate whistle that Vinicius delivered his knockout blow. Taking to social media, the 24-year-old posted a easy message: “Okay okay okay!!!!!!!”—accompanied by a crying face emoji. The timing and context left little doubt for the Spanish media that this was a direct reference to Metropolis’s banner and the Oasis-inspired taunt. The put up rapidly went viral, with followers throughout social media hailing his cheeky comeback.
