Real Madrid-Bayern Munich and the upcoming match: Vinicius vs. Musial
Vinicius Junior and Jamal Musiala are the “new players” who lead the Real Madrid-Bayern rivalry that today determines the second finalist of the Champions League.
Vinicius Junior And Jamal Musiala They are part of the young faces who are commanding a new era in the world. real Madrid And Bavariarespectively, semi-final opponents Champions League. Both players, the Brazilian and the German, have established themselves as important players in their teams throughout the 2023/2024 season.
The second leg of the Real Madrid-Bayern semi-final will take place this Wednesday after the first leg took place at the Real Madrid stadium against Bayern. Allianz Arenathey drew 2-2 with Viniciusauthor of two merengue goals and Jamal Musialawho assisted Harry Kane, players expected to shine again in the second match.
The 23-year-old Brazilian striker has strengthened himself in the main forces Flamengothe team for which he made his debut in May 2017, a few days before signing a contract with real Madrid According to Transfermarkt, as a result of the negotiations, 45 million euros remained in the treasury of the South American team.
Vinicius, having reached adulthood, joined the ranks real Madrid in the summer of 2018. The Brazilian initially had a short stay at Real Madrid Castilla, but after just three months with the Merengues, he appeared in the first team in September of that year and from that point on was considered part of the star squad.
The current Champions League is the sixth in a row in which Vinicius has played. The Brazilian played 54 matches in UEFA competitions, in which he contributed 22 assists and 20 goals. Perhaps the most memorable of these is the victory over Liverpool in the final of the 2021/2022 season, which meant 14 titles and the title. in the first, so far only one, “Orejon”, which was raised by the South American striker.
Vinicius He will arrive for the second leg of the semi-final against Bayern Munich as the most influential player in attack for Real Madrid this season, along with Jude Bellingham. The Brazilian has 21 goals and 11 assists compared to the English international’s 22 goals and 10 assists.
The 21-year-old German striker moved to England at an early age, where he began his football career with Southampton’s youth team before moving on to Chelsea’s youth team, the team from which he moved to Bayern Munich in 2019. The transfer costs 200 thousand euros, Transfermarkt reports.
Jamal Musiala went through the process of learning the basics Bavaria until he finally made it into the first team. He was part of Bayern’s U-17 and U-19 squads, making his debut in June 2020 at the end of the 2019/2020 season, although he established himself as a star player the following season.
This is the fifth Champions League in which Musiala is considered part of Bayern’s star-studded line-up. In the 2019/2020 season, which the Bavarians won, the youngster had no playing time, but he appeared on the bench twice.
He took part in other issues. He played 33 games, scored four goals and made as many assists. On the offensive Musiala He is Bayern’s third most influential player heading into the second leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid. With 12 goals and 8 assists, he trails Harry Kane (44 goals/11 assists) and Leroy Sane (10 goals/13 assists).