Having
suffered
a
shock
defeat
by
Sheriff
last
time
out
in
Group
D,
Carlo
Ancelotti’s
men
endured
no
such
difficulties
at
the
Olympic
Stadium
in
Kiev.
Sergey
Krivtsov’s
own
goal
got
the
ball
rolling
for
the
visitors
seven
minutes
before
half-time,
while
Vinicius’ quickfire
double
put
them
in
control
after
the
break.
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Further
strikes
from
Rodrygo
and
Karim
Benzema
completed
the
rout
as
coach
Ancelotti
claimed
his
fifth
straight
victory
over
Donetsk
in
this
competition.
Despite
a
bright
start
at
the
scene
of
their
2018
Champions
League
final
triumph
over
Liverpool,
Madrid
had
a
scare
in
the
23rd
minute.
Indeed,
Ferland
Mendy
was
forced
to
clear
Ismaily’s
dangerous
cross
with
Mateus
Tete
lurking
for
a
tap-in.
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But
it
was
the
13-time
European
champions
who
hit
the
front
in
extremely
fortuitous
circumstances
after
37
minutes,
as
Lucas
Vazquez’s
hopeful
ball
towards
Benzema
was
sliced
beyond
his
own
goalkeeper
by
skipper
Krivtsov.
Benzema
was
involved
again
as
Madrid
doubled
their
lead
within
six
minutes
of
the
start
of
the
second
half.
After
Donetsk
were
caught
in
possession
from
a
throw-in,
the
skipper
found
Luka
Modric,
whose
perfectly
weighted
first-time
ball
was
delicately
finished
by
Vinicius.
The
Brazilian
grabbed
his
second
in
emphatic
fashion
just
five
minutes
later.
Receiving
the
ball
from
Benzema
on
the
left
flank,
he
embarked
on
a
jinking
run
into
the
heart
of
the
hosts’ defence
before
sweeping
the
ball
past
Anatolii
Trubin.
Vinicius
then
turned
provider
in
the
65th
minute,
demonstrating
tremendous
vision
to
cut
the
ball
back
for
Rodrygo
to
thump
into
the
roof
of
the
net.
Benzema
completed
the
scoring
with
a
neat
finish
in
the
dying
moments
of
the
contest.
After
the
match,
Real
Madrid
head
coach
Carlo
Ancelotti
said
Vinicius
is
brimming
with
confidence.
“Vinicius
finished
very
well
indeed,
but
it
was
a
team
effort
to
produce
the
goals.
“He’s
a
young
guy,
a
great
player
in
the
making,
learning
and
right
now,
he’s
brimming
with
confidence.
But
the
special
praise
I’ll
give
is
to
the
entire
team.”
As
well
as
his
two
goals,
Vinicius
teed
up
international
compatriot
Rodrygo’s
goal
as
the
former
recorded
a
goal
and
an
assist
for
the
first
time
in
24
Champions
League
appearances.
The
21-year-old
is
pleased
with
the
strides
he
is
making,
while
he
also
expressed
his
gratitude
for
the
faith
shown
in
him
by
Ancelotti.
“I’m
still
21,
there’s
lots
of
time
for
me
to
grow
into
a
great
player,”
Vinicius
commented
after
the
full-time
whistle.
“But
I’m
working
hard
so
that
even
if
sometimes
things
don’t
come
off
for
me,
other
moments
will.
I’ve
scored
seven
times
this
season
–
better
than
the
last
season
–
and
that’s
important.
“I
love
playing
in
pressure
matches,
that’s
natural
to
me.
But
the
trust
and
confidence
this
coach
has
shown
in
me
is
important,
too.”
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