Saturday’s El Clasico was overshadowed by racist abuse aimed at Vinicius Jr (Picture: Getty)Vinicius Jr was reportedly racially abused and had a banana thrown at him during Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Barcelona in Saturday’s El Clasico. The incident occurred when Brazil international Vinicius Jr, 23, was substituted in the 96th minute as he faced the stands. In May, Vinicius Jr said that Spain ‘belongs to racists’ after he was abused during a match against Valencia at the Mestalla. Meanwhile, Barcelona apologised to Vinicius Jr in the build-up to this weekend’s El Clasico after one of their club directors dismissed the racial abuse the Real Madrid star has received and said he ‘deserves a slap’. Barcelona boss Xavi attempted to cool tensions ahead of El Clasico, saying: ‘If he [Camps] deleted it, there is no need for me to say anything.

Source: Metro October 28, 2023 19:42 UTC