In the second row, a spectator spotted. On Wednesday night at the WiZink Center, Real Madrid’s basketball arena, Vinicius was present the day after scoring against Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal (1-1). In the quarterfinals of the Euroleague, the Brazilian spoke up to support the team merengue against Partizan Belgrade.

“You can never write off Real Madrid”

Real Madrid finally qualified owing to their victory at home (98-94), where they were up 2-0 in their series against the Serbian team. Vinicius stated on Twitter that “for someone who is a Madridista, nothing is impossible.” At the beginning of the third quarter, Madrid’s citizens were still down by 18 points (59-41) as they sought their third victory in front of the footballer. On May 4, the night of Merengue’s second victory, the 22-year-old proclaimed, “You can never take Real Madrid for ᴅᴇᴀᴅ.”

Vinicius sings the entire song

Vinicius was correct, as evidenced by the ꜰᴀᴄᴛ that Real Madrid overtook Partizan (97-89 with two minutes left) and held off the Serbs’ comeback with 40 seconds left. They had the equalizer, but to no avail. Vinicius could be seen singing and urging his club on in several pictures.

The series between the two clubs was highlighted by a large brawl on the field during the second game, in Madrid, which resulted in the meeting being stopped with 1 minute and 40 seconds remaining and 21 exclusions. Guerschon Yabusele was given a five-game suspension for his vicious ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ on Dante Exum.

The Spanish, who have won the most championships (10 total, the most recent in 2018), will play FC Barcelona in the semifinals on May 19 in Kaunas. At the same time, AS Monaco will play Olympiacos, the first team to qualify for the Final Four since Villeurbanne in 1997.