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A week before the much-awaited Ballon d’Or ceremony, Vinicius Junior scored his first-ever Champions League hat trick against Borussia Dortmund. Real Madrid leveled on points with their visitors after a second-half show clinched them a 5-2 victory.
Şahin’s changes stunned Madrid
The champions lost to Jonathan David’s LOSC Lille on matchday two. Meanwhile, they haven’t been convincing in the league despite closing the gap with Barcelona to three points before Saturday’s El Clasico. Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior scored the goals in the weekend’s 2-1 victory at Celta Vigo.
Jude Bellingham also produced a stunning performance in that game. But his new role makes it difficult to repeat last season’s scoring exploits. The England midfielder assisted Vinicius’ goal when these two sides met in last season’s final.
For all their underwhelming performances in the Bundesliga, Dortmund sat at the top of the Champions League before this week’s games. Nuri Şahin, a former Real Madrid midfielder, made three changes to the side that beat St. Pauli on Friday. New signings Waldemar Anton and Pascal Groß dropped to the bench alongside the underfired club captain Emre Can.
Those changes were key for the visitors going 2-0 up at the half-time break. Niklas Süle and Felix Nmecha added more physicality to the side while Jamie Bynoe-Gittens became the third player to score three Champions League goals for Dortmund after Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy.
Real Madrid failed to create clear-cut chances in another lackluster half of soccer from Carlo Ancelotti’s side. The only time they came close to scoring was when Rodrygo and Bellingham rattled the crossbar in mere seconds.
Vinicius hat trick guides Real Madrid to victory
Surprisingly, Şahin preferred an extremely cautious approach after the half-time break. In hopes of clinging to their two-goal lead, they tried to put on a defensive masterclass. Unfortunately for the 36-year-old…
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Author : Eskender Tamrat
Publish date : 2024-10-22 21:47:33
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