Champions League Awards – ‘Ballon d’Or Vinicius’ sublime | OneFootball

Our Champions League awards honour the best – and worst – of the action from Matchday Three.

Moment of the Week

In the Champions League, Real Madrid are Thanos – inevitable.

The holders looked a shadow of that status as Borussia Dortmund carved open Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the opening half at the Bernabeu, but a switch was flicked at the interval.

Los Blancos came out a team transformed after the break, staging a second half comeback to overturn their 2-0 half-time deficit.

Inspired by the magical Vinicius Junior, who hit a hat-trick, the Spaniards scored five times inside the final half an hour to turn defeat into victory.

You can never write this team off.

Player of the Week

Ballon d’Or, Ballon d’Or, Ballon d’Or.

You might have seen Rio Ferdinand’s Ballon d’Or-inspired verbal diarrhoea when watching Vinicius Junior in last season’s Champions League final, but the ex-England defender’s demand for the winger to be recognised will be even louder now.

In the days prior to what is expected to be Vinicius Junior awarded football’s most prestigious individual accolade, the Brazilian delivered a display fitting of the world’s finest footballer.

His hat-trick inspired Real Madrid’s turnaround against Borussia Dortmund, a treble that included two sublime solo efforts.

He is an incredible talent.

Goal of the Week

It’s hard to remember a week in the Champions League with so many stunning goals.

Christian Pulisic scored directly from a corner, Erling Haaland went airborne to score a sensational volley, and the aforementioned Vinicius Junior jinked and weaved a route through Dortmund’s defence singlehandedly.

Our pick, however, might just be this rocket from Wilfried Singo.

The Monaco centre-back had no right to shoot – let alone score – from there.

Stat of the Week

Bayer Leverkusen’s wunderkind is keeping pretty good company when it comes to his European exploits…

Florian Wirtz is a superstar-in-waiting.

Tweet of the Week

Just James Milner things.

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