Vinicius and his Real Madrid teammates got involved in a scuffle after their victory over Barcelona.
Real Madrid regained their joy of winning against Barcelona by defeating their archrivals in the 10th round of La Liga.
After a thrilling chase at the Bernabeu, the stars of both teams showed intensity even after the match ended. Specifically, when Pedri received a second yellow card and was sent off in the final stoppage minute, Vinicius, who had been substituted earlier, appeared to have a confrontation along with goalkeeper Andriy Lunin with Barcelona's coaching staff, sparking a scuffle between the two sides.
It didn’t stop there; at the moment referee Cesar Soto Grado blew the final whistle, players from both teams rushed at each other to settle disputes. Even Raphinha and Antonio Rudiger, two unregistered stars, were involved in the "battle."
Regarding Vinicius, the broadcast cameras captured the Brazilian superstar pointing at Lamine Yamal, who had made severe critical remarks about Real Madrid before this encounter. Vinicius seemed to send the message "you talk too much" to Yamal. In response, Yamal appeared to want to challenge his opponent privately to settle their differences.
Dani Carvajal and Vinícius Jr telling LAMINE YAMAL to speak up now.
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Later, Vinicius even tried to get into a fight with Yamal. Fortunately, five Real Madrid members quickly intervened to prevent a clash between them.
Meanwhile, the match’s unfolding seemed to act as a "catalyst" for the skirmish involving Vinicius, Yamal, and members from both teams.
From the early minutes, Real Madrid had two scoring chances, but the referee denied a penalty and ruled out Mbappe’s spectacular goal for offside. Nevertheless, the French striker broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute with a finish inside the box. The tension rose when Fermin Lopez equalized at minute 38, before Jude Bellingham restored the lead just five minutes later.
In the second half, the home team had a chance to double their lead with a penalty, but Mbappe failed to beat the outstanding goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. After that, both teams maintained an open game until the final minutes, but no further goals were scored, ending the match 2-1 in favor of Real Madrid.
With this result, coach Xabi Alonso’s squad remains firmly at the top of the standings, extending their lead over Barcelona to five points.