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Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior<\/strong><\/p>\nReal Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior will soon win a Ballon d\u2019Or award.<\/p>\n
The 23 year-old is on the 2023 shortlist for the award, that hasn\u2019t been won by a Brazilian player since Kaka in 2007.<\/p>\n
Asked if he thinks there is a Brazilian at Madrid that could win the top individual award one day, Ancelotti told TNT Sports after his team\u2019s 2-1 Champions League win at Braga: \u201cYes, Vin\u00edcius will win it soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vin\u00edcius, who is in his sixth campaign at Real Madrid, was the club\u2019s second top scorer last season behind 2022 Ballon d\u2019Or winner Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n
On the back of his two assists on Tuesday, Ancelotti believes Vin\u00edcius is \u201cback to his best.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe got the goal, which was ruled out by the narrowest of margins, and he provided assists for Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s back, and he\u2019s back in form. He made the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey [Bellingham and Vin\u00edcius] work really well together with the ball and without it. We have to improve there but they\u2019re both doing a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ancelotti also hailed Bellingham, who since joining Madrid this summer for \u20ac103million [$109.9m] from Borussia Dortmund, has scored 11 goals and set up three more in 12 games.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to consider that Bellingham is 20 years old,\u201d Ancelotti said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never seen a player of that age to have such impact, to arrive at a big club like Real Madrid and do everything well. He is very effective, he works a lot, he helps the team a lot, he is a complete player. We are very happy he is with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ancelotti was also pleased that Rodrygo ended his 12 game goal drought \u2014 his strike against Braga was his first since August.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a striker, for Rodrygo, to score goals is the most important thing,\u201d Ancelotti said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we, the coaching staff, see is the work they do, the movements he makes. Rodrygo is the first player in LaLiga in terms of shots on goal. He hasn\u2019t been effective in this first part of the season but he is always dangerous. The fact that he has scored is very good for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Real Madrid have won all three of their Champions League Group C games.<\/p>\n
Ancelotti\u2019s side head into Saturday\u2019s Clasico at Barcelona at the top of LaLiga. They are level on 25 points with Girona and are one point clear of Bar\u00e7a after 10 games.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter this game [at Braga], we know exactly what we need to do \u2014 everything we can to win it,\u201d Ancelotti said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have time to get ready for it. We\u2019re heading into this incredibly important game full of excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n
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