His name has never coincided with Catalan honors, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon. A week after Barça’s crushing victory against Real Madrid (4-0), Blaugrana supporters put a coin in the jukebox to humor Vinicius Júnior.
On Monday, the Brazilian and the Madrid delegation had snubbed the Ballon d’Or ceremony, after being informed of Rodri’s coronation to the detriment of “Wine“. Too good an opportunity not to box the Madrilenian. “Playa ball» (Beach ball in French), Barça supporters sang in chorus before the derby against Espanyol this Sunday.