Iconic goal celebration, Vinicius Jr pays homage to Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid’s Champions League victory

Portuguese soccer superstar Ronaldo is accustomed to seeing players mimic his famous celebration, which has spread beyond football to other sports like NFL and basketball.

Vinicius Celebrates In Ronaldo Style
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Ronaldo, the renowned Portuguese soccer star, has become accustomed to witnessing players replicate his famous celebration, which involves leaping into the air, spinning, and roaring with delight. This routine has become so popular that it’s no longer exclusive to football matches, with NFL, basketball, and rugby stars also joining in.

Vinicius, who now wears the iconic No.7 shirt at Santiago Bernabeu once adorned by Ronaldo, has occasionally performed the ‘Siuuuu’ celebration. However, he acknowledges that CR7 has other trademark celebrations.

Keeping this in mind, after scoring for Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with RB Leipzig, the Brazilian forward decided to mimic another of Ronaldo’s famous routines – sitting on the advertising hoardings.

Vinicius’ goal against Leipzig turned out to be crucial, as Real Madrid survived a European scare at home to win 2-1 on aggregate and secure their spot in the quarter-finals. Their influential South American forward has now scored 15 goals for the season.

Vinicius Junior

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior

Forwarder, Midfielder

BrazilBrazil

Age: 24

176 cm

73 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 24 9 Missed
Minutes 1686 70.3 Avg
Goals 13 0.5 Avg
Assist 5 0.2 Avg
Attempt 127 5.3 Avg
Passes 538 22.465.5% AvgSucc
Yellow 6 0.3 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 5 times for 444 minutes for Champions League.

Vinicius Junior  scored 3 goals for Real Madrid. He procured 3 assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Champions League. In the last match Real Madrid drew 1-1 against RB Leipzig.

Real Madrid performance and stats

Real Madrid

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Rank 1st
Win 26
Draw 6
Loss 1
Goals 71-22
Diff 49
Rank 1st
Win 6
Draw 0
Loss 0
Goals 16-7
Diff 9

Real Madrid is currently 1st in the Champions League with 18 points.

In the last 8 games, it has won 7 times and drawn once. In its last match, Real Madrid drawn 1-1 against RB Leipzig.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 7.​

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

Forwarder, Midfielder

PortugalPortugal

Age: 39

188 cm

83 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 25 3 Missed
Minutes 2136 85.4 Avg
Goals 28 1.1 Avg
Assist 10 0.4 Avg
Attempt 31 1.2 Avg
Passes 724 29.081.0% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.0 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 20 times for 1796 minutes for Pro League.

Cristiano Ronaldo  scored 21 goals for Al Nassr. He procured 9 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in Pro League. In the last match Al Nassr drew 4-4 against Al Hazm. The next match in Pro League will be against Al Raed.

Al Nassr performance and stats

Al Nassr

Manager: Luís Ribeiro de Castro
Rank 2nd
Win 22
Draw 2
Loss 4
Goals 83-35
Diff 48

Al Nassr is currently 2nd in the Pro League with 53 points.

In the last 22 games, it has won 17 times, drawn twice, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Al Nassr drawn 4-4 against Al Hazm.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 64 goals and conceding 30.​

Al Nassr will play the next match in Pro League against Al Raed on Thursday 7th of March in Kennesaw. The prediction is Al Nassr winning the match.​