By the time Carlo Ancelotti left Real Madrid, he had already been announced as the new Brazil manager. With the Italian’s time up, and both Ancelotti and Real Madrid planning for the future in late

Carlo Ancelotti provided words of confidence in Vinicius Jr. having strong performances for Brazil ahead of the national team's June matches.

Dortmund had gone in at half-time 2-0 up but Ancelotti’s team reacted in style, with Vinicius Jr scoring a 30-minute hat-trick to inspire a comeback with a 5-2 win. For this goal, the Brazilian picked up the ball near his own corner flag and drove to the edge of the box, where he fired a low shot past Dortmund ‘keeper Gregor Kobel.