The Brazilian is having his most productive season for Los Blancos, justifying Carlo Ancelotti’s decision to use him in a more central role.
The final result made it seem as if Real Madrid had completely swept Celta Vigo aside in LaLiga, although in reality the 4-0 scoreline was slightly flattering. It took Carlo Ancelotti’s team until the 80th minute to score a second goal, put into his own net by Celta goalkeeper Vicente Guiata, which finally gave Los Blancos some breathing space. Vinícius Júnior had opened the scoring midway through the first half.
The Brazilian continued his rich recent vein of form and has now scored four times in his last three matches. His strike to make it 1-0 meant he had scored Madrid’s previous four goals (two against Valencia and one against RB Leipzig in the Champions Legaue) before Guaita’s unfortunate accident. After an injury-hit start to the season, Vinícius is now back to his best.
Although the winger has been forced into two relatively lengthy spells on the sidelines, his attacking numbers remain incredibly impressive. Despite missing 11 matches due to two separate injuries, he has already scored 16 goals and provided eight assists this season, with more than two months still to play.
In the 2021-22, the first year in which he proved he could be a reliable source of goals for Madrid, he netted 22 times, averaging one goal every 194 minutes. Last season was similar, with his 23 goals coming every 207 minutes. This term, however, he has upped his production even further, with his 16 strikes averaging out at one every 138 minutes.
Vinícius’ assist numbers have dropped off (he had 20 two years ago and 21 last season), although that is symptomatic of Ancelotti moving him infield, where is now
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