Vinicius Junior wins Player of the tournament award at the Club World Cup

• Vini Junior shone in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup as Real Madrid won the trophy
• The 22-year-old bagged a brace as Los Blancos defeated Al Hilal 5-3 in the final
• The Brazilian beats his teammate Federico Valverde to the Golden Ball

Vinicius Junior was crowned the man of the tournament following Real Madrid's triumph at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Los Blancos lifted the trophy for a record fifth time with a pulsating 5-3 win over Al Hilal on Saturday in Morocco.

The Brazilian forward bagged a brace in the final against the Saudi Arabia giants, his third goal of the Club World Cup.

Al Hilal could not contain Vinicius, and the Brazilian looks to be enjoying himself away from the La Liga spotlight.

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Vinicius opened the scoring after Karim Benzema played a neat one-two with Federico Valverde on the edge of the box. That allowed the Real Madrid captain to slip in Vinicius to calmly slot the Spanish giants ahead.

The electrifying winger scored his second goal in the 69th minute as Carlo Ancelotti's side made light work of Al Hilal.

His overall performance at the tournament was enough to merit the man of the tournament prize which was presented to him after the end of the game, per Madrid XTRA.

How Madrid defeated Hilal

Vinicius Junior and Fede Valverde struck twice each, while Karim Benzema also scored on his return from injury in Madrid's spectacular victory over their Saudi Arabian opponents.

Carlo Ancelotti's side, who qualified as Champions League winners last season, had far too much-attacking quality for their opponents to handle.

Madrid's emphatic triumph at Rabat's Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium secured their second piece of silverware of the season, after winning the European Super Cup in August.

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Los Blancos lifted the trophy for a record fifth time with a pulsating 5-3 win over the Saudi Arabian giants in Rabat, Morocco.

Benzema was on target on his return from injury, while Vinicius Junior and Fede Valverde struck twice each in Madrid's spectacular victory over Al Hilal.