Following his ‘handball’ goal for Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior has been trolling Almeria, claiming to have employed beach strategies from Copacabana.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The Samba player assisted his La Liga team in rallying from a two-goal deficit against their dreadful opponents at Santiago Bernabeu. His effort helped equalize the score for the day after Jude Bellingham had scored from the penalty spot.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Vinicius’ goal has caused the greatest controversy, but Dani Carvajal’s 99th-minute winner for Real Madrid made club history in the process. The South American should have been disregarded, according to Almeria, who allege that he bundled home with his arm.

WHAT VINICIUS SAID

Vinicius isn’t having any of it, and he posted a video of himself in which it looks like the ball is falling off his shoulder. He claims that’s a tactic he learned from playing beach volleyball in Brazil, where players utilize every muscle in their bodies to keep the ball off the ground and strike the objective. He exclaimed, “Excellent goal! I always went about things on the Copacabana beach like this.

.

FUTURE PLANS FOR REAL MADRID?

After recovering completely from the injury he sustained back in November, Vinicius has scored four goals in his previous three Real Madrid games. They are now one point behind Girona in La Liga, although they still have a game in hand. He scored a hat-trick against Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa final.