“I speak too much”, Vinicius Jr makes his mea culpa after warming up to Barcelona crowd

Real Madrid crushed FC Barcelona (4-1) in the final of the Spanish Super Cup this Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Author of a colossal hat-trick, Vinicius Jr got into a frenzy with the Barca players before criticizing himself in a press conference.

He single-handedly brought FC Barcelona to the fore. or nearly so. Vinicius Jr was the great architect of Real Madrid’s victory in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia this Sunday (4-1). On the lawn of Riyadh’s Masool Park, the usual haunt of Al Nasr (Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane’s club), the Brazilian winger scored a first-half hat-trick. The hard-hitting, precise, combative, “Vinny” (logically elected man of the match) put the Blaugrana’s defense to torment, with the help of his compatriot Rodrigo.

And as often happens, the 23-year-old dribbler ended up warming up to his opponents. In the 71st minute, Real Madrid’s number 7 was behind the omission of Ronald Araujo, who received a second caution. Vinicius Jr. then burst into laughter and celebrated in a way that didn’t exactly please the FC Barcelona bench. Like Sergi Roberto, the Catalan players criticized him for his provocation. After a few heated exchanges, the White House Dynamiter copied the score of the match with his fingers as his opponents watched. Enough to raise the tension…

“I’m not a saint”

Accustomed to such conflicts during Real matches, Vinicius Jr. expressed his me-culpa after the match. Recognizing that his behavior can sometimes be criticized. “I’m not a saint,” the Selecao star (25 caps, 3 goals) said at a press conference. “I talk too much and I even dribble that I shouldn’t.” After his recital in Riyadh, the sixth of the last Ballon d’Or has now reached nine goals and four assists in sixteen appearances in the Merengue jersey (all competitions combined) this season.