Vinicius Junior scored the winner in the second half to fire Real to a record-extending 14th UEFA Champions League title as the Spanish giants defeated Liverpool 1-0 at the Stade de France early on Sunday (IST) to lift Europe's most prestigious club trophy.
Brazilian Vinicius Jr. capitalised on Federico Valverde's cross in the 59th minute to tap the ball into an empty net, securing the fifth Champions League trophy for Los Blancos in nine years.
The Liverpool star is currently brimming with confidence after winning the 2022 FWA Footballer of the Year award, and he still leads the race for the Premier League Golden Boot with 22 goals in the competition.
When Riyad Mahrez scored with 17 minutes remaining in Wednesday's semi-final second leg, City moved two goals ahead on aggregate and appeared to have floored Carlo Ancelotti's men.
Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, replaced Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, and Casemiro with Eduardo Camavinga, Marco Asensio, and Rodrygo, but it appeared to be in vain.
Real Madrid go into the game with a 4-3 deficit and knowing that if City had been as ruthless in taking their chances as Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr were in Manchester last week, the tie would probably be out of sight by now.
The Italian admitted that City had a one-goal advantage going in the return leg and fans could make a difference to the game by egging on the team in Bernabeu.
