Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. on Saturday night secured for himself yet another piece of history.
As much comes owing to his exploits in the finale of the Champions League.
Real Madrid, of course, marked their return to action on the continent a short time ago, locking horns with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium.
When all was said and done, Carlo Ancelotti’s troops emerged on the right side of a 2-0 scoreline, to add a record-extending 15th Champions League trophy to their silverware cabinet.
The aforementioned Vinícius, for his part, was amongst the goals on the night, adding to Dani Carvajal’s opener inside the closing ten minutes of action.
And, in the process, the Brazilian etched his name indellibly into the history books of European football.
As per statisticians Opta, Vinícius is now the youngest player to ever score in two separate Champions League finals, after also finding the net against Liverpool back in 2022.
At 23 years and 325 days old, the wing wizard has broken the benchmark previously held by Barcelona icon Lionel Messi.
Conor Laird | GSFN
