{"id":24205,"date":"2026-02-25T23:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/vinicius-leads-real-madrid-to-reach-the-last-16\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T23:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:49:23","slug":"vinicius-leads-real-madrid-to-reach-the-last-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/vinicius-leads-real-madrid-to-reach-the-last-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinicius leads Real Madrid to reach the last 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">W<\/span>With the winning goal and another corner flag dance, Vincius Junior had the final say in taking Real Madrid into the Round of 16 of the Champions League in Wednesday&#8217;s emotional rematch with Benfica.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain also advanced from the play-offs, but Atalanta completed a remarkable comeback with a last-minute goal to maintain Italy&#8217;s involvement in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Vincius, who played a week after being the target of racial abuse allegations in the first leg against Benfica, scored his team&#8217;s second goal in the 80th minute at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium, capping off Madrid&#8217;s 2-1 victory over the Portuguese international and a 3-1 aggregate win.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian star celebrated his goal by dancing next to the corner flag, just like he did last week.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">PSG and Atalanta win<\/h2>\n<p>Benfica took the lead in the 14th minute with a goal from Rafa Silva, which at one point tied the score at 1-1 on aggregate, but Aurelien Choameni equalized two minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>PSG, who won the Champions League for the first time last season, were not as good as Monaco, but they drew 2-2 and won 5-4 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<p>Atalanta substitute Lazar Samardzic converted the penalty spot with the final kick in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time against Borussia Dortmund following a video review, sealing a 4-1 win that night and a 4-3 aggregate victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/real-madrid\/2026\/02\/25\/699f76bcca4741a5798b45c3.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWith the winning goal and another corner flag dance, Vincius Junior had the final say in taking Real Madrid into the Round of 16 of the Champions League in Wednesday&#8217;s emotional rematch with Benfica. 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