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Nathan Ridley

Vinicius Jr and Erling Haaland waited for each other after clear winner emerged in battle

Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland shared a moment after Real Madrid and Manchester City played out a pulsating 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.

But that the just about the only time that the pair were level, as Vinicius Jr clearly came out on top in a Champions League semi-final first leg which also happened to be a clash of two of world football's most in-form players. The Real Madrid winger spectacularly fired his team in front after 36 minutes of Man City dominance, as he unleashed a stunning strike from 20 yards out to beat Ederson.

Vinicius Jr has now scored or assisted in every game he's played since the March international break, including in Sunday's Copa del Rey final victory over Osasuna. Haaland, meanwhile, is now without a goal in his last two games - practically full-on goal drought territory for the striking sensation.

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