In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool, Vinicius was once again the nemesis of Liverpool and the savior of Real Madrid, scoring twice in the first half to help Real Madrid equalise.
Vinicius has been a vocal match against Liverpool in the Champions League, scoring his only goal in the 2022 Champions League final, and completing a double shot in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2020-21 Champions League.
At Anfield, Vinicius continued his true colors as a Liverpool nemesis. Trailing by two goals, Vinicius scored a real world wave in the 20th minute, facing three Liverpool players chasing and blocking, Vinicius swung the angle and fired a right-footed diagonal shot.
In the 35th minute, under the pressure of Vinicius, Gomes chose to return the pass, and Allison kicked away, but just happened to hit Vinicius and bounced into the net.
In four games against Liverpool, Vinicius has scored five goals, becoming the most scored against Liverpool in Champions League history. In 300 games in his career, Vinicius completed doubles 12 times, including two against Liverpool.
Vinicius has already scored six goals in the Champions League this season, becoming only the second player to score at least six goals in a single season since Cristiano Ronaldo's departure, with Benzema in 2020-21 and 2021-22 doing so.
At 22 years and 224 days, Vinicius became the youngest player to complete a double shot in the Champions League away to Liverpool since Cruyff (19 years, 233 days) in 1966.
At the same time, Vinicius also became the second youngest player in Real Madrid's history to win three consecutive Champions League games, after Raul (22 years, 163 days) in December 1999.
Famous journalist Adam Bate commented, "Liverpool's performance is remarkable, the iconic intensity return, they once overwhelmed Real Madrid. However, the Club World Cup winner and Champions League winner was neither Everton nor Newcastle, and a two-goal lead did not mean a win, with Vinicius scoring twice and he almost scored his third goal before the end of the first half. ”