Golden Ball candidate disappears, causing Real to lose, coach Ancelotti misses... Toni Kroos

When Real Madrid clashed with Lille, all eyes of the fans turned to striker Vinicius Junior in the attack. Recently, the Spanish newspaper Marca unexpectedly revealed the results of the 2024 Ballon d'Or vote and named the Brazilian player as the winner. According to the newspaper based in Spain, to win this award, Vinicius Junior surpassed strong candidates Rodri and Erling Haaland - two players of Man City.

“Vinicius is fully deserving of the title of star of the Ballon d'Or award ceremony, which took place on October 28 at the Chatelet theater in the French capital. It is not easy to reach the top of the football world . Feeling like the center of the football universe, surrounded by stars, is something reserved for the greatest players and Vinicius is one of them,” Marca newspaper honored Vinícius Júnior.

Vinícius Junior is reported by Spanish newspapers to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or

Vinícius Júnior was placed at the top of the attack by coach Carlo Ancelotti. His young compatriot Endrick was also used by the Italian coach from the start. Supporting this duo were Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde and especially midfielder Camavinga, who had just returned after 4 months of injury. Mbappe was the only player who left a regret when he had health problems and could not play in the starting lineup.

Having to play away at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Real Madrid was still the better team and created many scoring opportunities in the match. However, the "White Vulture" attack was strangely unlucky when facing the home team's goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. During the 90 minutes, Real Madrid launched 12 shots, twice as many as Lille, but did not penetrate the opponent's net once. Vinícius Júnior left a huge disappointment when he missed 2 golden scoring opportunities for Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham also had a day of playing below his best, completely silent. Notably, this was also the 6th consecutive match in which the player who scored the most goals for Real Madrid last season could not penetrate the opponent's net.

Not only was the match deadlocked, by the end of the first half, Real Madrid also let Lille score first. The player who brought the advantage to the home team was Jonathan David with an accurate penalty kick. In the second half, although coach Carlo Ancelotti played all out, sending Mbappe, Luka Modric, and Arda Güler onto the field, the Spanish team still suffered a 0-1 defeat.

Real Madrid (white shirt) received the first defeat of the 2024 - 2025 Champions League season

Exposing their shirts on Lille's field, Real Madrid received their first defeat in the 2024-2025 Champions League season. Vinícius Júnior and his teammates have 3 points after 2 matches, ranking 17th in the overall rankings. Meanwhile, Lille had their first win, climbing to 18th.

After the match, coach Carlo Ancelotti was clearly disappointed. He assessed: "It felt like Real Madrid had difficulty being creative on the pitch. We were slow, lacked ideas and our attacking lines were unclear. If it were the old Real Madrid, players like Toni Kroos would bring a lot of value.

It's difficult to judge the game, everything went pretty badly. Lille didn't surprise me. They are a team that handles the ball very well, they have a bigger desire to win than Real Madrid. The criticism of today's game is fair, accurate and we have to accept it. Real Madrid didn't show their best version."

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After this match, Real Madrid will return to their home ground, meeting Borussia Dortmund in the third round (October 23). This encounter will also recreate the UEFA Champions League final of the 2023 - 2024 season. On the opposite side, Lille will travel to Spain, playing away at Atletico Madrid.

In the same match, another representative from La Liga, Atletico Madrid, suffered a shocking 0-4 defeat when visiting Benfica. Coach Diego Simeone's team played poorly throughout the match, allowing their opponents to shoot 19 times in this match.

Aktürkoğlu opened the scoring for Benfica with a precise shot in the 13th minute. In the second half, Angel Di Maria (minute 52), Alexander Bah (minute 75) and Orkun Kökcü (minute 84) scored, helping Benfica win their second consecutive match, rising to third place in the Champions League.

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