El Clasico: Vinicius Junior Destroys Ronald Araujo With Insane Skill Move

• Vinicius Junior was at his devastating best as Real Madrid thumped Barcelona
• The tricky forward skinned Barcelona's Ronald Araujo with ease and it has gone viral
• Karim Benzema bagged a hat-trick on route to the sensational comeback

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior tormented Barcelona in the second leg semi-final of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night.

The electrifying winger put on a splendid performance as Los Blancos thrashed their Catalan foes 4-0 to secure a spot in the 2023 Spanish Cup final.

Current Ballon d'Or holder Karim Benzema bagged a memorable hat-trick to become the first Real Madrid player to net a treble in Barcelona's backyard since Ferenc Puskas in 1963.

While the 35-year-old Frenchman made all the headlines at the Spotify Camp Nou, his teammate, Vinicius Junior was undoubtedly the best player for Carlo Ancelotti's side.

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The Brazilian phenomenon opened the scoring for Real Madrid just before the half-time interval.

13 minutes after the break, the 22-year-old won a penalty after being fouled by Jules Kounde, which was converted by Benzema to make it 3-0.

Vinicius then provided an assist for Benzema's hattrick goal, which highlighted outstanding individual performances by both.

Vinicius ruins Araujo

Before the game, the clash between Vinicius and Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo was a major topic of discussion.

In previous encounters between the two South American players, Araujo seemed to have had the upper hand as he nullified his foe in El Clasicos.

However, in a video posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, the Uruguayan was sent to the cleaners by Vini Jr with a seemingly effortless piece of skill.

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A close-up angle of the encounter saw Araujo swiping at thin air, and the snippet of skill has gone viral on social media.

Vinicius clashes with Gavi

Sports Brief also reported on Vinicius Junior and Gavi going at each other during Wednesday evening's Copa del Rey semi-final clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

The zippy winger and Gavi were involved in a moment of madness in the first half of the Spanish Cup.

Vini was directly in the face of Gavi as the pair exchanged a couple of words before the former pushed the Spanish youngster away.

Vinicius destroys Kounde

Vinicius Junior was at his devastating best as Real Madrid reached the Copa del Rey finals at the expense of fierce rivals FC Barcelona, Sports Brief earlier reported.

With the zippy winger closely marked by Jules Kounde, Vinicius allowed a pass from Eduardo Camavinga to slip through his legs which caught the Barcelona defender unaware.

He then swerved Kounde leaving him for dead with his blistering pace, before darting into the box and eventually setting up Asensio, whose effort was expertly parried away by Marc Andre Ter Stegen.