Kyle Walker joked that he was relieved not to have been turned into a meme after going up against Vinicius Jr for 90 minutes.
The Manchester City speedster was tasked with stopping the dangerous Real Madrid winger in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final last week at the Bernabeu. And despite the forward scoring a terrific opening goal, the Blues defender made sure it was an even contest over the course of the match to allow City to leave the stadium in a promising position.
The two players embraced at the end of the contest in what was widely praised as a nice sporting moment after such a battle between the pair. Walker wanted to give Vinicius credit, but had also been alarmed when the Brazilian tried to flick the ball over his head.
