Carlo Ancelotti praised Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde after both players scored twice — with Vinicius named MVP — in Real Madrid‘s 5-3 win over Al Hilal in the FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday.
Vinicius opened the scoring in the 13th minute in Rabat, Morocco, before Valverde doubled Madrid’s lead five minutes later. Moussa Marega pulled a goal back for Al Hilal before Karim Benzema and Valverde put Madrid 4-1 up, and a late brace from Luciano Vietto — either side of Vinicius’ second — saw an entertaining game end 5-3.
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“Vini is making progress. It started at the beginning of last year,” Ancelotti said in his post-match news conference. “It’s been the same as the progression of the team, winning the Champions League, becoming a world champion now.
“We’re very happy with him, above all because he keeps improving, he’s more efficient, he’s scoring, he makes the difference in every game.”
