Video of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. Prematurely Celebrating Goal vs. Barcelona Emerges

• Real Madrid lost the El Clasico against Barcelona in their pre-season friendly this past weekend
• However, Madrid were unlucky as they hit the woodwork five times
• Vinicius Jr. even celebrated prematurely after hitting the bar

Barcelona earned the El Clasico bragging rights after beating bitter rivals Real Madrid 3-0 in an ill-tempered pre-season friendly in Texas, USA. Madrid had 29 shots at goal and hit the woodwork five times during the match.

Vinicius Jr. was one of the players who hit the woodwork with a ferocious effort in the first half. He started celebrating prematurely as his teammates scrambled for the ball in Barcelona's box.

Barcelona took the lead through PSG target, Ousmane Dembele in the 15th minute, but Real had a chance to even proceedings from the penalty spot five minutes later. Vinicius missed the penalty but came close to equalizing moments later.

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His thundering shot hit the underside of the bar in the 38th minute. Jude Bellingham hit the post on the resulting rebound. That was the story of the game for Real, who had a frustrating time.

Barcelona scored late in the game through Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres to walk away with a massive derby win.

Vinicius prematurely celebrates

After hitting the bar with a fierce strike, the Brazilian thought the ball had finally gone in. He started running to the corner to celebrate, but after a quick glance at the goal, he saw that the ball was still in play.

He continued running, but it appeared he was complaining to the official, perhaps telling him that the ball had gone in. That incident summed up Real Madrid's first half.

The 23-year-old played the entire match and hit the woodwork again in the 86th minute with his team 0-2 down.

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Carlo Ancelotti's team round their pre-season tour off with a clash against Italian giants Juventus in Orlando on August 3.

Vinicius on getting No. 7

Sports Brief earlier reported on Vinicius Jr. opening up after being handed the No. 7 shirt, which was worn by Madrid icon, Cristiano Ronaldo.

He scored the winning goal for Real against AC Milan while wearing the famous jersey.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is an idol for me, I watched every game of his at Real Madrid. Wearing this shirt for me is a dream."