In their quarterfinal matchup against Chelsea, Real Madrid jumped out to a commanding 2-0 lead, with Vinicius Junior thrilled to have assisted on both goals.
Real Madrid's performance against Chelsea on Wednesday, which gave the Champions League champions a 2-0 first-leg edge in the quarterfinals, was praised by Vinicius Junior as one of their greatest of the season.
Last year, Madrid eliminated Chelsea at this point, although by the slimmest of margins.
But this time, they faced a team that was suffering in the lower half of the Premier League, and the disparity between the two sides was evident on the field as they were strong favorites.
Thibaut Courtois made three stops for Chelsea, but Kepa Arrizabalaga, Thibaut Courtois's opponent, was called upon eight times and had the ball plucked twice out of his net.
As Vinicius' ball set up Marco Asensio for a goal in the 74th minute, the Chelsea goalie could only parry it and Karim Benzema scored the game's first goal.
Vinicius, who outperformed Reece James and Wesley Fofana by winning eight out of 13 contested duels and completing four of seven attempted dribbles, was arguably the highlight of the performance.
Even though the match is still in progress, the Brazil winger was pleased to look back on a solid performance from the entire team.
According to Vinicius, who was quoted by UEFA.com, "We played very well indeed, pressuring all the time much like we did at this stage last season." "This was one of our season's best performances.
"But, it's only halftime. There is still a lot of this tie. Just maintain your composure, please."
Madrid, who played for more than 30 minutes with just 10 players after Ben Chilwell was sent, had to be disappointed that the final score was not more lopsided.
At Real Madrid, Vinicius continued, "There were plenty of spaces for us to push into, and obviously we always want to score more goals."
"We are aware that playing Chelsea away may be challenging. We only need to take a short break and maintain our composure."
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