Vinicius Jr snubs Alonso
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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".
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. has taken to social media to issue an apology after his substitution in the El Clasico, but did he intentionally leave Xabi Alonso's name out of the post?
The Brazilian forward has apologizds for his reaction to being substituted and promises to continue giving his all for Real Madrid.
Following El Clásico vs Barcelona, tension seems to be brewing between Vinicius and Xabi Alonso, casting doubt on his future at Real Madrid. After that, 1998 World Cup winner Christophe Dugarry weighed in,
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Vinicius Junior apologizes for outburst at Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso in El Clasico vs Barcelona
Vinícius was visibly upset when he found out Alonso was replacing him with Rodrygo in the 72nd minute of Madrid's 2-1 league win over Barcelona on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
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.
The Real Madrid star and his new coach have not got off to an idyllic start, as became clear to the world in their win against Barcelona
Xabi Alonso said he'll talk to Vinícius Júnior about the player's angry reaction to being substituted during Real Madrid's 2-1 Clásico win over Barcelona on Sunday.