Vinicius Junior achieved his 300th appearance for Real Madrid after he was named in the starting line -up to stand with Real Betis on Saturday.
Los Blancos continues the defense of her La-Liga crown against the Andalusian outfit after she won the victory on Wednesday in the first leg of her Copa del Rey semi-final via Real Sociedad.
While Carlo Ancelotti undoubtedly has an eye at the meeting at the meeting on Tuesday with the rival Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, the experienced trainer named a strong line -up to face Betis, with Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Antonio Rudiger being all involved.
Vinicius was not surprisingly named in the team to face the former Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini and his squad in the Estadio Benito Villamarin, with the 24-year-old superstar achieving his 300th appearance for Los Blancos’s senior team.
The former 299 appearances of the wing player have achieved a striking record of 102 goals and 69 templates – 28 of them this season – when he continues to write his name in the Madrid legend.
Vinicius, who was appointed in second 2024 Ballon D’Or-second, has won a total of 14 trophies since his arrival in the Spanish capital, including three La league titles and two Champions League crowns.
There was speculation about the long-term future of the South America in the Santiago Bernabeu in the middle of the Saudi Arabic interest in the fleet foot striker, but recently he revealed that he wanted to stay with Madrid until he can make at least his 500th appearance for the club.
After Vinicius had played his first game when Madrid Captain Mid played in Week, he claimed: “It is something different because they never imagine what will happen to them and I am happy to be able to enter [history] as captain of the best club in the world in the semi -finals of the trophy.
“I live it. It is something that I hadn’t even dreamed of. In the next game, the 300th appearance will come, but I would like to write the 400th and 500th and in this club history.”