“Every year, our goal is to win every title we can,” Vinícius said of the 15-time European Cup champion before the team won its sixth European Super Cup against Atalanta.
**Winning Madrid’s first ever treble?**
For all its success, Madrid has never won a European treble, consisting of the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey.
Arch-rival FC Barcelona is the only Spanish club to have done so – on two separate occasions in 2009 and 2015.
Explaining why this feat is so rare, Vinícius told CNN, “The Copa del Rey always throws us off from winning the treble because you play against very tough teams throughout January, which is the period when there are the most games, so the cup competition ends up complicating things a bit.”
The Madrid star is clear that the biggest priority for the squad is winning the club’s 16^(th)Champions League but added that he’s also motivated to “finally be able to win the treble.”
“The Champions League comes first, which is the most difficult competition – followed by La Liga and then the Copa. Each one has its own pressure because the weight of the Champions League is because it’s where Real Madrid always wants to win. And not only the players, the fans as well demand that of us, to win that competition, but our goal now is to try and win everything we enter and finally be able to win the treble.”
To begin to appreciate the impact of Vinícius this past season, one should go by the numbers. Fifteen league goals propelled Madrid to yet another Spanish title.
Then there was his crucial strike to seal a second Champions League title in three seasons, when Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley earlier this year.
“I’ve always dreamed of playing for Real Madrid, so I cherish every moment like it was the last,” he said.
“Everyone wants to win for the best team on the planet, and to be able to play with the best and to be able to score so many goals in so many finals and to be able to help so much… I’m only 24 years old and I want to continue like this for much longer and to create history in this great team I play in today. Not everyone has that chance to do that, so I talk about enjoying every moment in this jersey.”
Vinícius ended the 2023/24 season as Madrid’s top scorer with 24 goals to go along with 11 assists – this despite missing two months of the campaign between November and January.
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Remember when he was playing against us? Man. What a fucking baller. In every sense of the word… went from that comment to one of the absolute best in the world. I hope for his sake he can emulate that form for Brazil.
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[Full Writeup: Part 1]
CNN Interview: Ballon d’Or favorite Vinícius Jr world exclusive: ‘I want to make history with Real Madrid’
CNN — [Real Madrid](https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/sport/real-madrid-mallorca-la-liga-spt-intl/index.html) superstar Vinícius Jr. has his sights set on reaching even greater heights this season, as the Brazilian told [CNN Sport](https://www.cnn.com/sport) in part one of a world exclusive interview that *Los Blancos* could win a historic treble this season, adding that he hopes to emulate his Brazilian heroes by winning the Ballon d’Or.
Speaking to CNN Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis in his Madrid home, Vinícius was bullish about *Los Merengues*’ prospects this season of being successful in every major competition, as the [reigning Champions League winners](https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/01/sport/champions-league-final-borussia-dortmund-real-madrid-spt-intl/index.html) prepare to defend their crown.
“Every year, our goal is to win every title we can,” Vinícius said of the 15-time European Cup champion before the team won its sixth European Super Cup against Atalanta.
**Winning Madrid’s first ever treble?**
For all its success, Madrid has never won a European treble, consisting of the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey.
Arch-rival FC Barcelona is the only Spanish club to have done so – on two separate occasions in 2009 and 2015.
Explaining why this feat is so rare, Vinícius told CNN, “The Copa del Rey always throws us off from winning the treble because you play against very tough teams throughout January, which is the period when there are the most games, so the cup competition ends up complicating things a bit.”
The Madrid star is clear that the biggest priority for the squad is winning the club’s 16^(th)Champions League but added that he’s also motivated to “finally be able to win the treble.”
“The Champions League comes first, which is the most difficult competition – followed by La Liga and then the Copa. Each one has its own pressure because the weight of the Champions League is because it’s where Real Madrid always wants to win. And not only the players, the fans as well demand that of us, to win that competition, but our goal now is to try and win everything we enter and finally be able to win the treble.”
To begin to appreciate the impact of Vinícius this past season, one should go by the numbers. Fifteen league goals propelled Madrid to yet another Spanish title.
Then there was his crucial strike to seal a second Champions League title in three seasons, when Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley earlier this year.
“I’ve always dreamed of playing for Real Madrid, so I cherish every moment like it was the last,” he said.
“Everyone wants to win for the best team on the planet, and to be able to play with the best and to be able to score so many goals in so many finals and to be able to help so much… I’m only 24 years old and I want to continue like this for much longer and to create history in this great team I play in today. Not everyone has that chance to do that, so I talk about enjoying every moment in this jersey.”
Vinícius ended the 2023/24 season as Madrid’s top scorer with 24 goals to go along with 11 assists – this despite missing two months of the campaign between November and January.
Remember when he was playing against us? Man. What a fucking baller. In every sense of the word… went from that comment to one of the absolute best in the world. I hope for his sake he can emulate that form for Brazil.