Xabi Alonso, Madrid
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Vinícius stormed off in a strop when he was substituted during the second half of Sunday’s Clásico victory over Barcelona. The Brazilian was quoted as shouting: “Always me! I’m leaving the team! I’m leaving, I’d better go!”
The winger reacted strongly to his substitution on Sunday, saying "I'm leaving the team, it's better if I leave, I'm leaving".
The first El Clásico of the La Liga season ended with Real Madrid defeating Barcelona 2-1, but the storyline that has dominated the post-match news cycle has been Vinicius Jr.'s reaction to being subbed off by Madrid manager Xabi Alonso.