Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior equaled a legend not only of Barcelona, but also of soccer in general, Xavi Hernandez. The former Blaugrana midfielder now shares a statistic with the Brazilian player.
Vini in the matchday 7 of the league phase of the Champions League, contributed to the thrashing of Monaco with two assists and a goal, which made him break and equal several records during that match.
Vinicius Junior equals Xavi Hernandez in the Champions League
The Brazilian forward of Real Madrid equaled Xavi Hernandez on Tuesday, January 20, by reaching the figure of 30 assists in 75 Champions League games, the same amount as the Barcelona legend, with the difference that Xavi achieved it in 151 games.
With these numbers, Vinicius’ figure at Real Madrid is once again reaffirmed as one of the best players of recent years not only in the Champions League or in the Spanish LaLiga, but also in world soccer.
Although Vinicius managed to equal Xavi Hernandez in this statistic, it should be noted that the former midfielder had a very different role to that of the Brazilian, who aims to score as many goals as possible or help his teammates from the wing to generate dangerous moves that end in a clear goal-scoring opportunity.
Xavi at Barcelona was the brain of the team and the one who organized the game in midfield together with Iniesta and Busquets, his main function being to organize the ball out and always offer a passing line, changing the rhythm of the game, making all his teammates around him better.
Although the Spaniard was never known for his physical prowess or goals, Xavi is for many internet users the cornerstone of one of the best teams of all time.
Vinicius Jr. surpasses Karim Benzema and seeks Cristiano Ronaldo’s record
The Brazilian has established himself as a key player in Alvaro Arbeloa‘s attacking line-up and, against Monaco, he reached 30 assists for the club in Champions League matches, surpassing Frenchman Karim Benzema, who has 27
With this, Vini Junior is now looking to catch up with Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 31 assists in the European competition, just one ahead of the Brazilian, who could match and break the Portuguese’s record in the last matchday of this season’s Champions League group stage.
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