Fans Mock, Vini Rocks!

Vinicius Junior started the night with a reminder of his Ballon drsquoOr heartbreak but ended it by reminding Manchester City why Real Madrid have such a strong record in the Champions LeagueReal Madrid twice came from behind before snatching a dramatic stoppage time winner in their 32 playoff round first leg victory over Premier League champions City on TuesdayHome fans displayed a huge banner with a picture of City midfielder Rodri Hernandez holding the Ballon drsquoOr which he won in October 2024 ahead of ViniciusReal Madrid reacted angrily refusing to attend the ceremony ldquoStop crying your heart outrdquo Cityrsquos banner chided the Spanish giants giving a nod to a song of the same name by Manchester band OasisAlso ReadKerala enter semis thanks to 1run leadBellingham Mbappe scoreHowever it was City who ended the night in tears after Jude Bellingham stabbed home a late winner set up by Vinicius Kylian Mbappe levelled for Madrid after Erling Haaland sent them ahead and Brahim Diaz snatched an 86th minute equaliser after the Norwegian netted his second from the penalty spot Vinicius and Bellingham combined for Madridrsquos third in the 92nd minute sealing another late comeback win for a side who have made a habit of them in EuropeThe home fans certainly had Vinicius in their sights though ldquoWherersquos your Ballon drsquoOrrdquo jeered supporters at the Brazilian winger Vinicius responded in the moment by pointing at the badge on his sleeve the number 15 representing Real Madridrsquos record number of European Cup triumphsldquoI saw the banner but whenever opposition fans do things like that it gives me more strength to have a great game and here I did thatrdquo Vinicius told Movistar ldquoThey know our history everything wersquove done in this competitionrdquoDortmund Juve win tooMeanwhile Serhou Guirassy inspired Borussia Dortmund to a 30 win at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday to help the German side take control of the Champions League playoff round tie Guinea international Guirassy became the competitionrsquos outright top scorer with his 10th goal after an hour before turning provider with a fine cross for Pascal Gross to net the second for last seasonrsquos runnersup Karim Adeyemi struck the third as Dortmundrsquos rapid counterattack sliced open the hosts at the Jose Alvalade Stadium to complete their first leg victoryIn another match Samuel Mbangula boosted Juventusrsquo chances of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League by netting the late winner in Tuesdayrsquos 21 success over PSV Eindhoven in Turin Winger Mbangula forced home the decisive goal eight minutes from the end at the Allianz Stadium to give Juve a lead to take to next weekrsquos second legThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever