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Vinícius celebrating a goal with Salah and Lamine Yamal crossed out | Camara Real Madrid Confidencial
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Neither Salah nor Yamal, Vinícius is once again the best in the Champions League, revealing fact

The Madridist demonstrates that he is being the best player in the great European competition

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Borja Díaz

Vinícius Jr is once again becoming one of the most outstanding players this season. His level has been very high, and although he has had ups and downs, the truth is that few can overshadow him. In fact, the data supports him against players like Mohamed Salah or Lamine Yamal.

The Egyptian forward from Liverpool has regained his best form this season at 32 years old. He is being key in the team leading the Premier League and has done the same in the first phase of the Champions League. However, he is surpassed in one aspect of the game, completed dribbles.

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Vinícius pointing to the badge in a celebration | Real Madrid Confidencial

In the Champions League, the two players who have completed the most dribbles are Lamine Yamal with 51 and Vinícius with 47. But it's important to note that the Brazilian has played one less match than the Spaniard and the Egyptian. Therefore, the Madridist has the best average per match.

In a year where many criticize him and claim he is not performing at a high level, he is proving them wrong. The data shows that Vinícius is performing better in the Champions League than Salah and Yamal. He is unbalancing, faces opponents, and comes out victorious in duels.

Vinícius leaves all those who try to belittle him against other players without arguments

This season we are seeing how many are determined to promote Lamine Yamal as a Ballon d'Or contender. They use the argument that he is more unbalancing than any other player. However, the data shows that in the Champions League, this is not the case.

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Vinícius with a phone in one hand and an MVP in the other | Real Madrid Confidencial

He also can't rely on goals, as Yamal has only scored 2, which means one every 300 minutes.Salah has reached 4, lowering the ratio to score a goal to 201. However, Vinícius has risen to 7, more than one per match as he scores every 77 minutes.

That's why they brought up the topic of assists, something they only do when it suits them. The Barça player has provided 2, the Madridist 1, and 4 for the player from the red team. Therefore, the one who has participated in more goals is Vinícius, leaving Lamine Yamal at half.

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