Vinícius: We will do all we can to win the first piece of silverware on offer in the season

"We will do all we can to win the first piece of silverware on offer in the season," the Champions League-winning striker Vinícius Júnior tells UEFA.com as he stakes his claim to more silverware in the UEFA Super Cup.

How are you going to approach the UEFA Super Cup?
It is very important to try to win as many games as possible, especially if you want to win competitions as important as the UEFA Super Cup. We will do all we can to win the first piece of silverware on offer in the season.

Real Madrid's mentality last season was incredible: agree?
That's just in the DNA of this club and this shirt, always turning up in important games, players who know how to approach games in this competition, so I believe that it was a bit of everything. Some of the games were emotional rollercoasters and everything seemed to go our way.

My favourite moment? The game against [Manchester] City here at the Bernabéu. In two minutes, Rodrygo came on and scored two goals which took us to the final. The most important moment of the competition, I believe, was the City game.

What role did Carlo Ancelotti play in that win?
I think he was able to get the most out of us, not just out of me, but out of the whole team. He is very friendly and treats everyone as if they were his son. Of course, he has a job to do in terms of preparation off the pitch, but when he got here, it was the calmness and confidence he gave us.

You have already achieved so much at such a young age. What's next?
I look up to the players who have achieved so much at this club, who achieved those things at the biggest club in the world. Of course, I want to keep winning here and play for a long time to win as much as them – to win five or six [Champions Leagues] – and to try to be as influential as some of the greatest players to have worn the Real Madrid shirt.