Sport Local 2026-03-23T08:30:39+00:00

Vinicius Junior: 'I always improve at this moment of the season'

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior shared his thoughts after the derby against Atletico Madrid, in which he scored two goals and helped his team win 3-2. The Brazilian noted that he always shows his best football in the decisive part of the season.


Vinicius Junior: 'I always improve at this moment of the season'

Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who scored a brace in the derby victory against Atletico Madrid (3-2), stated that he 'doesn't' know what's happening to him but that 'when this moment of the season arrives', the stage that defines the big titles, he 'always' improves.

'I'm very happy because I've worked all season for matches like these,' he said. 'We are evolving, working hard for matches like these and so that the Madridistas leave happy with a victory,' he analyzed about the encounter.

'The president - Florentino Pérez - always tells me that I have to score two goals and today I scored two, they are for him,' he declared on Realmadrid TV. 'I'm very happy with the match we made. We controlled it from the beginning, but we conceded a goal.'