Al Hilal defender Joao Cancelo was full of praise for his counterpart Vinicius Junior after their Club World Cup match.

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• Madrid drew with Al Hilal 1-1
• Cancelo was impressed by Vini Jr
• Feels PSG are favourites to win Club World Cup

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Cancelo remarked that Vinicius was very fast and unpredictable, making him difficult to play against as the star winger featured the ex-Barcelona player in the Club World Cup.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Madrid faced Al-Hilal in the Club World Cup on Thursday, where Vinicius and his team-mates drew 1-1 in Xabi Alonso's first match as Madrid's coach.

• WHAT CANCELO SAID

  Cancelo had words of praise for Vinicius, saying: "He's very difficult to play against. He's very fast and unpredictable. He has that Brazilian quality. They're great players. It's always a pleasure to play against the best."

  He spoke about the match against Madrid "Madrid is a very strong team. Very big. People didn't expect such a strong response from Al Hilal. We held Madrid back a bit. We were superior in the first half, but Madrid is the favourite and improved in the second".

  When asked who was the favourite to win the tournament he said "The favourite is PSG".

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  WHAT NEXT FOR CANCELO AND VINI JR?

  Cancelo and Al Hilal will take on Red Bull Salzburg on Monday while Vini Jr and Real Madrid will take on Mexican side Pachuca as they will seek to improve under new coach Alonso.

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