Previously we could have predicted the direction of the game, Real Madrid would win at Braga headquarters based on experience in the UCL and the quality of the two very different teams. In this match, Vinicius performed well and was the mastermind of Real Madrid attacks. Even though he didn't score, Vinicius contributed greatly to the two goals scored by Real Madrid.
Bellingham also played well, he began to find his sharpness after not scoring a goal when Real Madrid were held to a draw by Sevilla. This victory gives Real Madrid a great chance of becoming Group C champions and will potentially have easier opponents in the round of 16.
Champions League alone is an avenue for some clubs to be known, if not for the League I might not have heard of Braga for once. Experience matters a lot, Napoli has been there, Real Madrid has been there, Union Berlin were there too but Braga has never and as first time, it will be difficult job for them to escape this group stage, most likely they will not. The two teams I'm looking upto to graduate from this group are Real Madrid and Napoli to the group of 16.
Some club signing happen like magic and luck. Who would have thought Bellingham is going to be a beast for the club, higstest goal scorer in Real Madrid domestic League and still dominate the Champions League for the club but he is worth the amount he was bought because Dortmund are very good in rasing good players. Haaland was the same last time and he did extraordinary for Manchester City.
These two players were the ones who managed to save Manchester United from bad results and I think that even though up to now both of them have often received criticism from fans. Thanks to the extraordinary performance of these two which was the key to victory for the Red Devils, at least it was able to reduce all the ridicule thrown at them. We know that as the home team, Manchester United is having difficulty scoring goals and I am quite pessimistic about whether last night Manchester United would fail to secure another point. But who would have thought that the hero would come with a header using an assist from Eriksen and he was the former Red Devils captain, Harry Maguire. Suddenly the supporters complained about his name and because of that, Manchester United would no longer be embarrassed at home.
No amount of pressure should change your goals and plans, this is what Maguire and Onana has displayed in the past few weeks. Onana in particular, some United fans were so disappointed in Erik Hag because they want to see result quickly, not knowing that sometimes, good things take time. I'm not even sure if they remember the team was like that last season but they forget how he transformed them quickly. They will do better and I'm glad to see Maguire respect is coming back gradually, maybe they will not sell him again if he continues to help tackle the team defense system.