New footage of Fede Valverdeâs assist for Vinicius Jr in the 2021-22 Champions League final against Liverpool has gone viral on social media.Valverde provided the cross that led to Vinicius scoring the only goal of the game in the 59th minute.Liverpool created more chances but were denied time and again by the imperious Thibaut Courtois, who was deservedly named Man of the Match after full-time.Real Madridâs goal, however, showed the class that Carlo Ancelottiâs side possess.It began with Luka Modric brilliantly retaining possession before threading the ball through to Dani Carvajal, who laid it off to Casemiro.The ball was then played to Valverde, who burst down the right wing before picking out Vinicius at the back post.The defending of Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold has subsequently been questioned. Both may feel they could have done more to prevent the goal.But a new slow-motion video shows Valverdeâs drilled cross was absolutely inch-perfect.The 23-year-old midfielder put the ball on a plate for his Brazilian teammate to score.Watch the footage here:Now letâs check out some of the best reaction:
Fede Valverde: Real Madrid's unsung hero?
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And just in case you missed it, Valverde also caused a stir with a comment made about Liverpool's Andy Robertson during a post-match interview with his son.
âItâs more difficult to watch my son than to mark Robertson,â the Uruguayan joked.
Ouch.