The leap, swivel and landing with outstretched arms were roared on by the Al-Awwal Park crowd.

It was not for their local hero and former Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, they were celebrating. But it was Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr breaks into a Cristiano Ronaldo’s “Siuuu” celebration after scoring the opening goal in the seventh minute of the match against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup Final on Sunday. Ronaldo was also in the attendance at for the clash.

The Brazilian went on to score a first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Barcelona 4-1.

“I did the Siu celebration for Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s my idol,” Vinicius said in the press conference.

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“I’m so happy with this team, we’re doing special things at Real Madrid and Saudi people always show me their love”.

It didn’t take long for Madrid to take control of the match in Riyadh, with Vinícius scoring his first goals since a long injury absence in the seventh, 10th and 39th minutes. It was Vinícius’ third match since being out from November because of an injury picked up with Brazil’s national team in a World Cup qualifier.

Vinícius opened the scoring after an assist by Jude Bellingham, dribbling past Barcelona goalkeeper Iñaki Peña before finding the open net. The second goal came in a breakaway after an assist by Rodrygo, and the third was a penalty kick he converted after being pulled down by Araujo.

Lewandowski had moved Barcelona within a goal with a shot from inside the area in the 33rd, but Madrid remained in control during the rest of the match to secure a comfortable victory.

Rodrygo’s goal came in the 64th after a pass by Vinícius was deflected by Barcelona defender Jules Koundé inside the area.