Real Madrid’s defeat to Barcelona in a preseason friendly is not the end of the world. The Catalan giants scored goals from Ousmane Dembele, Fermin Lopez, and Ferran Torres as Los Blancos Һit the woodwork five times. Despite the 3-0 scoreline, the game was more closer than it appeared. Carlo Ancelotti, though, has some things to consider.

The position of Vinicius Junior on the team must be one of them. The Brazilian and Rodrygo were playing more centrally up top after the formation modification.

Following the departure of Karim Benzema, Vinicius has been one of Real Madrid’s top performances over the previous two seasons and may currently be the team’s franchise player. But in a more prominent position, he unquestionably does not look his best.

Vinicius started to better display his skills as the game progressed as he moved wider. Fans were indeed worried about his new role after his performance.

In the end, Vinicius is playing a new role, so it makes sense that he would need some time to get used to the new expectations. Before making a choice, we need to see a little more of him in the center.

In spite of this, Vinicius is undoubtedly Real Madrid’s best player at the moment. He is undoubtedly the one who can conjure anything from nothing.

Ancelotti must therefore find for him a position in which he excels. Vinicius’ confidence can suffer if things don’t go well for him centrally for a protracted length of time.