Vinicius Equals Cristiano Ronaldo With Sublime Goal Against Man City

• Vinicius Junior continues to underline his status as one of the best players this season
• He scored a stupendous goal against Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League tie
• The winger has scored 13 goals, four goals and nine assists in his last 10 matches across all competitions for Los Blancos

Vinicius etched his name in the annals of the UEFA Champions League following his splendid goal against Manchester City at the Bernabeu.

The Brazilian, who recently won his third Player of the Month award for Madrid, unleashed a bullet of a goal to break the deadlock in the semi-final tie between two of Europe's finest teams this season.

After Man City completely dominated the opening exchanges, Vini scored against the run of play after a neat give-and-go between Camavinga and Luka Modric, with the former setting the zippy winger up for the goal.

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His goal drew him level with the club's record goal scorer and the man touted as Mr Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Vini's goal against Man City in their first-leg semi-final clash means he levels Ronaldo's record of either scoring or assisting in 11 consecutive games, per Livescore.

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