Wednesday night, Carlo Ancelotti, the head coach of Real Madrid, said that he thought a star player on his team would win the next Ballon d’Or.

That particular player? Antonio Vinícius Jr

Wide player Vinícius, on the other hand, just put on another amazing show on the biggest stage.

In the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, his team didn’t seem to have any ideas in the attacking third. But the Brazilian took the game by the horns and made a lot of chances from his position on the left flank.

On that night, Vinícius didn’t score himself, but he was the main force behind everything his team did as they advanced to yet another European final.

That much was also appreciated by the person stated earlier, Carlo Ancelotti.

It was after the game at the Santiago Bernabéu, and Ancelotti was talking to the media about how his star attacking player had played.

The manager of Real Madrid used the chance to put Vinícius’ name at the top of the list of players who should be named world football’s best player:

“Vinícius is almost certain to win the Ballon d’Or.”