Manchester City fans taunted Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior ahead of their Champions League playoff by unfurling a giant banner of Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or.

The Brazilian winger was taunted by Manchester City fans before the game, but put in a man of the match performance to give his side the advantage.

Manchester City fans mocked Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior before their Champions League playoff clash on Tuesday

In their Champions League tie on Tuesday night, Man City fans held up an Oasis-themed banner mocking Vinicius defeat to Rodri in the Ballon dOr last October; the banner read Stop Crying Your Heart Out with an image of Rodri kissing the trophy;

Manchester City's Rodri claimed the Ballon d'Or, leaving Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior in second place. On Tuesday, the two teams met in the Champions League, where the winger faced mockery from rival fans.

Vinicius Junior responded to Manchester City's Ballon d'Or banner after Real Madrid won at The Etihad in the UEFA Champions League play-offs

Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior have opened negotiations over a new contract for the Brazilian forward, and despite his consistent remarks in public about wanting to stay at the club for many more

Vinicius Jr has spoken out after leading Real Madrid to a sensational 3-2 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League.

Man City fans goaded Real Madrid for Rodri beating Vinícius Júnior to the Ballon d'Or. It's not the first time a tifo was used to troll the opposition.

Football feeds off the rivarly narrative, and if Manchester City against Real Madrid is not a traditional battle, their encounters over recent years have certainly stoked passions. The Etihad did