AC Milan mock Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr in a new video on their official TikTok account
AC Milan teased Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. on their TikTok account via an edited video. The Italian giants highlighted the Brazilian being bamboozled by a trick during their UEFA Champions League match.
AC Milan beat Real Madrid 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, November 5. During the match, Fikayo Tomori tricked Vinicius with a fake and a reverse stepover which saw the Brazilian fall to the floor.
The admin of Milan's TikTok account took this as an opportunity to mock the Real Madrid ace. They posted the clip from the match and added a bed when Vinicius fell to the floor, indicating that Tomori 'sent him to sleep'.
Watch the video here:
Although Vinicius Jr. scored in the match, AC Milan emerged as deserving winners at the home of the 15-time European champions. The visitors broke the deadlock through Malick Thiaw, who headed the ball in from a corner in the 12th minute.
Real Madrid equalized from the penalty spot when the Brazilian beat the Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan with a panenka in the 23rd minute.
However, Los Blancos' joy was shortlived as Milan scored twice more through Alvaro Morato (39') and Tijjani Reijnders (73') to hand the defending champions yet another disappointing result this season.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti speaks about Vinicius Jr's mindset after Ballon d'Or snub
Vinicius Jr was hotly tipped to win the Ballon d'Or last month after leading Los Blancos to the league and Champions League double in the 2023-24 campaign. He, however, suffered a setback as Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri won the award. The Spaniard, meanwhile, won the 2024 Euro and the Premier League.
Real Madrid collectively decided to snub the ceremony despite coach Carlo Ancelotti winning the Men's Coach of the Year award and the club being named the Men's Club of the Year.
Ahead of the Champions League match against AC Milan, Ancelotti was asked about Vinicius' mindset after missing out on the individual honor. He replied to the press [via Sports Illustrated]:
"Vinicius is sad, like us, but not because of the Ballon d’Or, but because of what's happening in Valencia. [He] is fine. He realizes what is happening. Luckily we didn’t play on Saturday and Vinicius trained well, like everyone else."
Ancelotti was referring to the floods in Spain which saw over 200 people lose their lives due to the calamity.