‘Ancelotti’ praises ‘Vinicius’ for winning the Ballon d’Or

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praised Vinicius Junior for his hat-trick that helped the team avenge their defeat of Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League in the league phase. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke after his team beat Borussia Dortmund from Germany 5-2 at home in the third round of the UEFA Champions League, seeking revenge for the final of this tournament last year. In this game, the Yellow and Black teams took a 2-0 lead, but Los Blancos scored 5 goals in a row, with Vinicius Junior making a hat trick. Ancelotti said the team calmly went through the two-goal period. We remained calm and tried to adjust the formation in the second half, playing with more intensity and pressing the area, unlike the first half where we played with fear. Ancelotti also praised the team's Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior, saying it is rare for a player to perform in the second half as he did and believes he has a chance of winning the Ballon d'Or this year or in the future. Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin sai d after the game: "In the first half we did very well and scored two goals. We knew the second half would be a long one. We realised we were not quick enough in one-on-one situations. We had problems defensively and I thought we had to change to a three-man back system to hopefully add some speed from the wings. But in the end it didn't work. We conceded two goals in just two minutes." This victory means that 'Los Blancos' have 6 points from 3 matches, ranked 9th, while 'Yellow Tigers' have 6 points, the same as 'Yellow Tigers', but have a better goal difference, ranked 5th. Source: Thai News Agency