UEFA has announced the identity of the player who won the Man of the Match award for Real Madrid vs Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 play-off.
Erling Haaland scored twice for City, while Kylian Mbappe also scored, with the other two goals for the Merengues coming from Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham.
However, UEFA experts have chosen Vinicius Junior as the man of the match for Real Madrid vs City.
Vinicius provided the assist that led to Bellingham’s last-minute goal, which gave Real a vital 3-2 victory.
Perhaps UEFA has compensated the Brazilian for the boos he was subjected to by City fans, and the banner that was raised before the match asking him to stop crying about the Golden Ball.
Real Madrid will meet City again next Wednesday, and a draw in the second leg or a win by any score will suffice to guarantee qualification to the round of 16 and face Bayer Leverkusen or neighbours Atletico Madrid.
