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Amanda Langell

Vinicius Jr Lands Sweet Champions League Record Against Jose Mourinho

Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior enacted sweet revenge over Benfica on Wednesday night, becoming the first player in Champions League history to score in both legs of a knockout tie against a José Mourinho side.

An ugly cloud hovered over the knockout phase playoff tie after Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni allegedly called Vinicius Jr a “monkey” in Lisbon. Suddenly the conversation of the first leg shifted from the Brazilian’s brilliant match-winner to something far more shameful, made worse by Mourinho insinuating the No. 7 incited the abuse simply by celebrating his golazo.

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