Vinicius Jr Scores David Beckham Like Freekick at Training Ahead of Man City Clash

Vinicius Jr Scores David Beckham Like Freekick at Training Ahead of Man City Clash

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • Vinicius Junior scored a Beckham-esque freekick at Real Madrid's training grounds ahead of the semifinal return leg against Manchester City
  • The Brazilian is second behind Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland in terms of players below 21 to have been involved in most goals in Europe's top five leagues this season 26 (14 goals, 12 assists)
  • He scored one of Real Madrid's goals in their first-leg 4-3 loss against Man City and will look forward to replicating his feat tomorrow

Brazilian attacker gave a glimpse of what should be expected ahead of the UEFA Champions League showdown with Manchester City.

Vinicius Junior scored a sublime goal against Man City in the first leg, which ended in favour of the English side and would be looking to help his side turn things around in the reverse fixture.

In a video posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, Vinicius was captured scoring a freekick at Madrid's Valdebebas training ground as he readies himself for tomorrow's encounter.

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Vinicius Jr scored a David Beckham-esque freekick at Madrid's Valdebebabs training grounds. Photo credit: @vinijr @realmadrid
Source: Twitter

The tricky winger was captured bending a freekick like ex-Real Madrid attacker David Beckham, who was famous for his freekicks.

It appears Vinicius has taken a cue from the Englishman as he bent a freekick which went past the football mannequins before settling at the back of the net.

The stunning goal has since been watched by over thousands of Vinicius Junior's followers as the Brazilian prepares himself for what could be a season-defining encounter with Man City at the fabled Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

He has been in hot form this season combining with Ballon d'Or hopeful Karim Benzema to devastating effect with their combination literally guiding Madrid to Spanish La Liga success.

Vini will hope his combo with Benzema will come up good once again as his side chase the Champions League finals despite losing 4-3 after the first leg.

Man City coach Pep Guardiola reacts to Vinicius Junior's crazy skill

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that footage of Pep Guardiola's reaction to Vinicius Junior's goal against Manchester City has gone viral.

The Brazilian attacker outsmarted his compatriot Fernandinho before darting to the Mn City half to score an amazing goal in one of Real Madrid's consolation goals against the Citizens.

In a post on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, Pep Guardiola envisaged danger the moment Vinicius nutmegged his marker and when the Brazilian scored, the astute tactician rushed to one of his backroom staff in what appeared to be angry gesticulations.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.