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Vinicius must learn to live with criticism at Real Madrid - Zidane

The young Brazilian proved key to his side's El Clasico victory but his manager believes he must take the good with the bad

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has called on Vinicius Junior to learn to handle any criticism that comes his way after proving key in the club's 2-0 win over Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday.

The 19-year-old attacker opened the scoring in the 71st minute, breaking a record held by Lionel Messi in the process, before substitute Mariano Diaz sealed the result in injury-time.

Vinicius has struggled to cement himself at the Santiago Bernabeu since joining the club from Flamengo in 2018 with some questioning whether he has what it takes to thrive in Spain.