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Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr. hit the iconic Cristiano Ronaldo celebration during Real Madrid's 4-1 demolition of arch-rival FC Barcelona in the Supercopa final. From the world go, Vini Jr. was on fire against the Blaugrana, scoring twice in the first 10 minutes before completing a 39-minute hattrick.
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Then, in the second half, fellow Brazilian Rodrygo hit the fourth goal and sealed the first trophy for Los Blancos in the 2023-24 season. Coming back to Vinicius Jr., as the 23-year-old rounded up Barca keeper Inaki Pena and scored the first goal of the match from a Jude Bellingham through-ball, he went towards and hit the Cristiano Ronaldo's legendary "Siuu" celebration.
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Talking about this celebration in the press conference, Vinicius shared how he tried replicating his idol Ronaldo, who was present at the Al Awal Park at King Saud University in Riyadh. The Brazilian said, "I did the Siu celebration for Cristiano Ronaldo. He's my idol. I'm so happy with this team, we're doing special things at Real Madrid and Saudi people always show me their love".
At 4-1, they dropped their arms a bit: Carlo Ancelotti on FC Barcelona
Real manager Carlo Ancelotti also praised Vini Jr. for giving the team a stunning head start. Italian gaffer also expressed shock at FC Barcelona's attitude as they went 3-1 down in the first half. Speaking to Movistar Plus, Ancelotti said, "I didn't expect us to score three so soon, but we took advantage of their high defensive line with an inspired Vinicius tonight."
"It was a difficult match, the result seems too much for the way Barcelona played. At 3-1 it was even. At 4-1, they dropped their arms a bit. We are happy," he continued.
