Vinicius Jr scored a crucial goal as a poor Real Madrid side scraped their way into the Champions League quarter-finals
Carlo Ancelotti's dynamic duo made the difference to redeem a poor European showing at the Bernabeu, as Madrid progressed despite a 1-1 drawJude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr worked in tandem to bag a crucial goal
and send an otherwise poor Madrid side to the Champions League last eight with a 2-1 aggregate win over RB Leipzig on Wednesday night. Lois Openda missed two chances inside 20 minutes, twice running in behind Los Blancos' high line before skewing his efforts. He lashed a third wide shortly before the break.
Real, for their part, created little in the opening 45 minutes. Manager Carlo Ancelotti deployed five midfielders, and Madrid looked predictably laboured as a result. Ancelotti introduced Rodygo at the break, and a moment of magic changed things. Bellingham strode into the final third and fed Vinicius, who clipped his finish back across a sprawling goalkeeper.Leipzig responded quickly, with Willi Orban finding the bottom corner with a neat header to equalise on the night.
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