As part of the 11th day of La Liga, Real Madrid overthrew FC Barcelona in the money time to claim the first Clasico of the season (2-1). However, the Catalans dominated the debates for a long time and took advantage of the Merengues’ poor start to the match to lead on the scoreboard. Harmless, the White House attackers had difficulty crossing the first opposing curtain and showed signs of nervousness, like Vinicius Jr.
Claiming a foul after being pushed in the 28th minute of play by Barça defender Ronald Araujo, the Brazilian then explained himself to Catalan coach Xavi. A tense exchange during which the Spaniard distinguished himself by giving the merengue number 7 a little pat on the cheek. At the end of the meeting, the 43-year-old technician returned to this altercation. “I told him it was no foul, full respect always, you will never see me generating controversy. I respect and admire Vinicius as a footballer. No problem. I stroked him and told him it wasn’t a mistake.”the former Spanish international (133 caps, 13 goals) justified himself at the microphone of DAZN.
