Vinicius Junior hits 50 La Liga goals for Real Madrid
Real Madrid narrowly escaped defeat, salvaging a 1-1 draw against Las Palmas in matchweek three. The Spanish champions' only goal came from a penalty by Vinicius Junior in the second half. This was after Alex Suarez of Las Palmas was penalized for handball. The match was Real's second draw in three La Liga games, placing them fourth in the standings, four points behind rivals Barcelona. Notably, Vinicius has hit the 50-goal mark for Real in La Liga. Here's more.
50 goals for Vinicius in La Liga
Vinicius has hit 50 goals in La Liga, having played his 179th La Liga match. The Brazilian made his debut for Real in 2018-19. He scored 7 league goals across his first three seasons. Since then, he has scored 10-plus league goals across the last three seasons, hammering 17, 10 and 15 goals respectively. This was Vinicius' maiden league goal in 2024-25. Besides 50 goals, he also owns 31 assists in La Liga. This season, he has one assist.
100% penalty goals record for Vinicius at Real
As per Opta, by scoring against Las Palmas, Vinicius has scored all his four penalty shots for Real in all competitions, all of them in 2024. His penalty goals have come versus Barcelona in Spanish Supercup, Barcelona in La Liga, Bayern Munich in Champions League and Las Palmas in La Liga.
84 goals for Vinicius in all competitions for Real
Overall, Vinicius has made 268 appearances for Los Blancos in all competitions. He has raced to 84 goals. Notably, he hit 20-plus goals in each of the last three seasons (22, 23 and 24). Meanwhile, he has also made 61 assists for the club.
Vinicius is the rising superstar for Madrid
The versatile winger joined the capital club from Brazilian multi-sports club Flamengo in 2018. He has become Real's main force in this side. Vinicius enjoyed his best season in 2023-24. Despite playing 39 matches in an injury-hit season, he netted 24 goals and made 11 assists in all competitions. He helped the club win La Liga, Champions League and Supercopa de Espana. Vinicius has won 13 trophies with Real to date.
Mbappe's goal drought continues
Kylian Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain, hasn't found the net in three La Liga matches. As per Opta, Mbappe is the player in the Top 5 European Leagues this season who has registered the most shots this season (17). He also owns the worst difference between expected goals (1.8 xG) and goals scored (none). Mbappe owns one goal for Real across competitions this season. He is yet to make an assist.
Las Palmas take an early lead, Real Madrid struggle
Las Palmas took an early lead in the match with a goal from Alberto Moleiro in the fifth minute. Despite this setback, Real managed to avoid defeat thanks to Vinicius' penalty. However, the team's performance was lackluster as they struggled to find their rhythm and take the chances. Real clocked 25 attempts with eight shots on target. Las Palmas had two shots on target from 7 attempts. Real had 57% ball possession.
