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VINíCIUS JR SILENCES BERNABéU WHISTLES WITH THREE ASSISTS AND A GOAL IN 6-1 MONACO ROUT
Vinícius Júnior turned boos into cheers with 3 assists and a goal as Real Madrid thrashed Monaco 6-1 in the UCL.
Real Madrid hammered Monaco 6-1 in the Champions League, and Vinicius Junior stole the show—even after the home crowd started out booing him.
It was a rough start for Vinicius. Every time he touched the ball at the Santiago Bernabéu, you could hear jeers from the stands. The boos weren’t as fierce as they’d been against Levante a few days earlier, but still, the crowd weren’t shy about showing their frustration. Yet as the game went on, everything changed. Vinicius racked up three assists and scored a brilliant goal in the 63rd minute—his first Champions League goal of the season. By then, the boos had faded. When the final whistle blew, the fans were back on his side, and he walked off as man of the match.
Vinicius hasn’t exactly had a dream season. Some fans blamed him for Xabi Alonso being sacked last week. Alonso, a legend for both Madrid and Spain as a player, lasted just eight months as coach before things unravelled. Vinicius had some public spats with him, and word is, he was the main guy in the locker room not backing Alonso.
His goal on Tuesday was pure class. He slipped past a couple of defenders, found the top corner, and then skipped the usual celebration in front of the fans. Instead, he hugged his teammates at midfield and then made a beeline for Alvaro Arbeloa, Madrid’s new coach, to celebrate in his UCL Debut.
Vinicius set up two goals—one for Kylian Mbappé in the 26th minute and another for Franco Mastantuono in the 51st. He also whipped in the cross that forced Monaco defender Thilo Kehrer into an own goal. Not bad for a guy getting booed at kickoff.
Someone in the stands held up a banner: “Vini, we are behind you.” That about summed up the shift in mood.
Mbappé got Madrid going early, scoring in the fifth minute, and hugged Vinicius after both his second goal and after the match. He’s been vocal recently, telling fans not to pin the team’s problems on Vinicius alone. Arbeloa’s backed him, too.
The fans started to come around. When Vinicius missed just wide in the seventh minute, he actually got a round of applause. Even when he misplayed a ball in the 40th minute, the boos were drowned out by cheers.
No one booed club president Florentino Pérez this time, unlike the Levante match.
Mbappé, who used to play for Monaco, seemed to apologise to their fans after scoring. He’s now got 18 Champions League goals for Madrid—more than anyone else in their first 20 games for the club, beating even Cristiano Ronaldo’s early record.
Jude Bellingham, who also got some stick from the crowd on Saturday, rounded off the scoring with Madrid’s sixth goal in the 80th minute.
In stoppage time, Vinicius almost bagged a second on a breakaway.
This win felt like a reset for Madrid. Just a few days before, they’d lost two straight, including a painful Super Cup final against Barcelona in Saudi Arabia and a humiliating Copa del Rey exit to Albacete. That run of bad form got Alonso fired. Now, with Arbeloa at the helm and Vinicius back in form, the mood at the Bernabeu is starting to shift.
LEAGUE UPDATE: MAN UNITED’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOPES BOOSTED BY COEFFICIENT POINTS SURGE
Manchester United move into fourth place as England's dominant UEFA coefficient makes a fifth Champions League spot almost certain.
Manchester United just got a real shot in the arm for their Champions League hopes this season. After knocking off Manchester City and Arsenal in back-to-back games, they’ve climbed into fourth place in the Premier League. It’s been a struggle for United to make the Champions League in recent years—their last run was in the 2023/24 season.
These days, finishing in the top four isn’t always enough for Premier League teams. UEFA now hands out extra spots, and it all depends on how clubs from each country perform across the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League.
So, how does it work? UEFA takes each league’s overall coefficient score—basically, a measure of how well their teams do in Europe—and divides it by the number of clubs they have in these competitions.
This season, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Newcastle all joined the European fight. Out of those six, only Newcastle had to go through the play-offs; the rest sailed straight into the knockouts.
Now that the Champions League group stage is done, you can really see which countries are in line for those bonus spots next year. Right now, England is out in front with 180,625 points. Germany follows with 107,000. Portugal sits in third with 14,700, and Spain is just behind on 14,375.
Here’s the key thing: the two countries whose teams rack up the best results across all three competitions this season each get a European Performance Spot—an extra Champions League place.
With England leading the pack, even a fifth-place finish in the Premier League could send United back into the Champions League instead of the Europa League. Newcastle took advantage of this last season.
If United hold onto fourth, they’re in. But there’s still a lot of football left. Interim boss Michael Carrick isn’t letting anyone get ahead of themselves—he’s already told his players to stay sharp.
Next up, United face Fulham at Old Trafford. They'll be chasing a third straight win and looking to keep Carrick’s perfect record going since he stepped in for Darren Fletcher.
JUST IN: PEP GUARDIOLA THANKS JOSE MOURINHO AFTER WILD NIGHT OF EUROPEAN DRAMA
Pep Guardiola thanks Jose Mourinho as Benfica’s last-gasp winner against Real Madrid sends City straight into the Last-16.
Pep Guardiola had a smile on his face and a message for Jose Mourinho after his old rival did him a huge favour, helping Manchester City sneak into the Champions League knockout rounds.
City took care of their own business, beating Galatasaray 2-0 at the Etihad. Haaland and Cherki got the goals, but the real drama was happening elsewhere. City’s spot in the last eight still hung in the balance because Real Madrid needed to equalise against Benfica. If they had, Guardiola’s squad would have been bumped into the play-offs instead.
That’s when Benfica’s goalkeeper, Anatoliy Trubin, pulled off something wild. He left his box, charged forward for a late free kick, and scored a brilliant goal. Benfica won 4-2. That goal kept Benfica alive in the competition—and, as it turned out, saved City too.
Guardiola admitted he and his players were glued to the screen in the dressing room, completely confused when they saw Trubin running up for that last free kick. “We were all in there, watching, and none of us realised Benfica still needed a goal to qualify,” Guardiola said. “So when their keeper went up, we’re all thinking, ‘What are you doing?’ But Jose knew. It was a smart move. Finishing in the top eight, with how tough the Champions League has become, feels really good for us. Now we can focus on being at our best by March.”
Bernardo Silva didn’t hide how relieved he felt. Skipping those extra play-off games really matters, especially when you’re chasing a quadruple. “A bit of drama, but we did it. We’re very happy because we avoid two more matches,” he said. “With all the injuries we’ve got and the crazy schedule, having those two weeks free to rest, get players back, and focus on the other competitions is huge for us.”
As for Mourinho, he looked proud after Benfica’s wild finish. He’s won this tournament twice before, and he believed his side deserved to stay in. “That was a fantastic goal, a historic moment—almost blew the roof off the stadium,” Mourinho said. “Honestly, for Benfica to beat Real Madrid, that’s massive.”
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