Footage of Guardiola Mocking Vinicius Jr Surfaces After Man City Destroy Real Madrid

Footage of Guardiola Mocking Vinicius Jr Surfaces After Man City Destroy Real Madrid

Martin Moses
updated at May 19, 2023 at 7:38 AM
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  • Pep Guardiola took a brutal swipe at Vinicius Junior and Real Madrid during their Champions League clash
  • Guardiola masterminded a perfect plan that conquered the 14-time winners of Europe's elite competition
  • Vinicius did take offence to what Guardiola said and appeared to be high spirits, despite the defeat

Interesting footage of Pep Guardiola teasing Vinicius Junior during his side's game against Real Madrid on May 17 has surfaced online.

Manchester City tore apart the record European winners to win the tie 5-1 on aggregate and qualify for the Champions League final, where they will play Inter Milan on June 10.

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Pep Guardiola passes instructions to Jack Grealish on May 17. Photo by Marc Atkins.
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It was sweet revenge for the Cityzens, who suffered a heartbreaking comeback from the same opponents at the same stage last year. Guardiola ensured that last season's mistakes were not repeated as he blew away his close friend Carlo Ancelotti.

Two first-half goals from Bernardo Silva and others from Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez were enough to do the job on the night.

What Guardiola said to Vinicius

Guardiola was seemingly having fun, if a video doing the rounds on social media is anything to go by. As GMS reports, the Spanish coach was seen asking Real Madrid's star man when they intended to start playing. The incident is understood to have happened in the first half, as translated by Madrid Universal.

Guardiola: Vini, Vini, are you guys going to play?
Vinicius: Yes, yes, in a little bit.

Surprisingly, the Brazilian starlet did not take offence to Guardiola's words and in fact, they shared a hearty handshake immediately after. The 22-year-old could not replicate his first-leg performances, with Kyle Walker doing a perfect job marking him out of the game.

Such was City's dominance that Madrid only had three shots on target in the entire 90 minutes.

Ancelotti, Vinicius in heated confrontation

Sports Brief also reported that Carlo Ancelotti and Vinicius Jr. appeared to have gotten in each other’s faces after Real Madrid conceded the first goal against Manchester City.

Madrid will want to forget the night quickly, as they were dominated and embarrassed by City in front of a packed Etihad Stadium.

Vinicius Jr. and Ancelotti appeared to disagree after City opened the scoring through Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva.

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