"I am not a saint", Vinicius' strong self-criticism after hat-trick vs Barcelona

This Sunday Real Madrid got an unforgettable victory in Saudi Arabia. They beat Barcelona 4-1 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup and won their first title in the 2023/24 season. Moreover, the triumph has a special value because it was against their historical rivals and because of the way they achieved it: they outplayed Los Blaugranas from the beginning to the end of the match and proved that they are much better than them right now.

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The big star of the team was Vinicius Junior. He started the way to victory with a goal 3 minutes into the first half, when he received an assist from Jude Bellingham, entered the box, dribbled past goalkeeper Iñaki Peña and shot smoothly. Moments later he doubled the lead after an assist from Rodrygo Goes. And before the break he completed his hat-trick with a penalty.

However, he was also the protagonist of a controversial situation in the second half, when he received a hard kick from Ronald Araujo. The Uruguayan defender was sent off for that foul and the Barcelona players were angry with 'Vini' as they felt he was taunting them and had provoked Araujo into losing his temper and hitting him.

After the match, the Brazilian winger gave a press conference in which he expressed his happiness for the title they won, but also surprised everyone by making a self-criticism for his behavior on the field. "I want to become a better person. Do everything to win. I end up making others angry. Me too and my teammates. I have to improve. I'm very sad," he said. And then he added: "I am not a saint. I talk too much and make dribbles that shouldn't be made. But I'm here to improve and to set an example for the kids. The coach and my teammates are teaching me what I have to do."

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He has time to learn

Vinicius Junior is already one of the best players in the world despite his young age. At just 23, he has already been chosen among the 10 finalists for the Ballon d'Or and with Real Madrid he has won 10 titles in just 5 years. He will surely have time to grow up and learn to behave better on the field to avoid problems like those of Sunday.