Vinicius Jr beats Jude Bellingham to join Cristiano Ronaldo in exclusive four-man Champions League club
Vinicius Jr has become just the fourth Real Madrid player to notch up 50 goal involvements in the Champions League.
But it ultimately failed to matter as Madrid lost 2-1 against Arsenal at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night as they exited in the quarter-finals.
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And after a quiet performance against Arsenal in his side's 3-0 away defeat in the quarter-final first leg last week, the Brazilian winger finally made an impact.
Mere moments after Bukayo Saka put the visitors ahead in the 65th minute, Vinicius Jr got his team back on level terms on the night.
He robbed William Saliba of possession on the edge of the box before tucking home into an empty net.
Vini Jr now boasts 29 goals and 21 assists in Europe's premier competition in what is his 68th outing for Real.
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With his latest goal, the 24-year-old has joined Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Raul as being the other three Real icons to have achieved the impressive feat.
But the Rio de Janeiro native still has a long way to go if he wishes to climb above any of the trio for most goal involvements for the club.
Ronaldo, who is the Champions League's all-time top scorer with 140 strikes, found the back of the net on 105 occasions from 101 appearances in Real's colours.
That is in addition to laying on 31 assists for his teammates during his nine-year spell in Spain.
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Next up is Benzema with 105 goal involvements having scored 78 times, as well as supplying 27 assists.
Raul then follows in third spot having banged in 66 goals and providing 29 assists from his 130 outings.
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For Vinicius Jr, he is now on 20 goals and 14 assists in all competitions this term.
However, the forward and his teammates failed to force a comeback, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring in the latter stages to send the Gunners in the last four.
And reacting to the loss, Vini Jr. posted on social media: “Real Madrid will be back, as always. Thanks for your support.
"We need to be together for the final weeks of the season.
“There are still titles we can win… always together with this team, this club until the very end. Hala Madrid!.
"Congrats to Arsenal."
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It was also a historic night for Real midfielder Jude Bellingham following his 44th appearance this term.
Bellingham has now made 47 appearances in the Champions League at the age of just 21.
In doing so, he has equalled the record set by Iker Casillas of most outings in the competition aged 21 or under.
The Los Blancos icon, who made a total of 177 games, featured 47 times before he turned 22.
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