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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior complains to the bench as he is substituted during a La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Vinicius Jr was absolutely fuming as he was taken off by Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso in the season’s first El Clasico on Sunday. The incident happened in the 72nd minute of the match with Real Madrid leading Barcelona 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu when Vinicius, flabbergasted by his number coming up on the substitution board, came off the field and went straight to the locker room.
While coming off the field, he looked visibly frustrated and was talking constantly in an animated way. He did not talk to coach Alonso nor did he exchange any high-fives with the team as he walked straight off the ground and into the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms. He, however, came back to the bench before the match ended. He even had a tiff with a Barcelona player after that as well as the match ended at 2-1.
France forward Mbappé, who failed to convert a second-half penalty kick, put Madrid ahead halfway through the first half. That came after the VAR had reversed a penalty-kick call and a goal for the hosts in the opening 15 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Mbappé opened the scoring in the 22nd after an assist by Bellingham. Barcelona equalized through Fermín López in the 38th and Bellingham netted the winner in the 43rd.
Mbappé had his penalty kick saved by Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny in the 52nd.
Madrid lost all clasicos last season across all competitions, being outscored 16-7. It was the first time Barcelona won every clasico in a season that had at least three matches between the rivals.
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Xabi Alonso decides to substitute Vinicius at the 70th minute,
Vinicius was not happy and explodes in anger 🤬
He left the field 🤯🤯🤯pic.twitter.com/JKdWjmUtcx
— KinG £ (@xKGx__) October 26, 2025
Lamine Yamal started for the visitors after having played two games since returning from a nagging groin injury. But striker Robert Lewandowski was ruled out for Barcelona with a hamstring injury and forward Raphinha ended up staying on the injury list because of a right leg ailment sustained in late September.
Raphinha netted five of the 16 goals that Barcelona scored in the four matches against Madrid last season. Playmaker Dani Olmo and first-choice goalkeeper Joan García had already been ruled out due to injuries.
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