Barcelona hero Rivaldo is happy to see Vinicius Junior now getting his chance at Real Madrid.

Rivaldo says Julen Lopetegui is being proved wrong for relegating Vinicius initially to Castilla.

"He should have been playing regularly from the beginning of the season," he said.

"Now he has more opportunities with [Santiago] Solari and I think he will continue to earn the right to play more minutes.

"He is a great player who shows a great personality on the pitch.

"He is showing great maturity for such a young player, only 18 years old."