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When Vinicius Junior scored against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, Real Madrid supporters noticed what he said. In a rematch of the previous season's final, the defending European champions hosted Dortmund at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night. Donyell Malen and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens gave the visitors, who were led by former Madrid player Nuri Sahin, a 2-0 lead after 34 minutes; they were off to a wonderful start.
But after two thrilling minutes of goals from Vinicius and Antonio Rudiger in the second half, Madrid pulled even.In the last moments, Los Blancos were vying for the victory but were thwarted by a resolute Dortmund defense. Finally, in the 83rd minute, Lucas Vazquez scored from a close range to make it 3-2. Vinicius then scored a spectacular solo goal to make it 4-2 four minutes from time, demonstrating why he is the clear favorite to win this year's Ballon d'Or. The Brazilian was then seen by fans yelling "Estoy aqui," which means "I'm here." The video can be viewed below.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Vinicius finished his hat-trick to cap off his impressive performance, making the score 5-2. With six points from three games, Madrid climbed to ninth place in the Champions League standings.After defeating Italian Serie A team Bologna 2-0 at Villa Park, Aston Villa took the lead and now lead Carlo Ancelotti's team by three points.
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