MADRID.- The maximum tension that began to be felt in the hours before the Classic between the real Madrid and the FC Barcelona On Sunday, at the Santiago Bernabéu, it led to a brawl between the players. Among them Viniciuswho had shown monumental anger before, and Lamine Yamalwho closes a month to be forgotten.
The quarrels between both dressing rooms arose when the Spanish forward declared last week in a broadcast by the ‘influencer’ Ibai Llanos that their adversaries “steal, complain…”.
The content creator took responsibility this Monday for the controversy generated by Yamal’s words in that broadcast: “the one that got mixed up is partly my fault.”
Yamal’s statements about the eternal rival in the context of the Negreira case, in which alleged payments by Barça to companies owned by a former referee are being investigated, provoked the discomfort of the Madrid fans, who whistled for the young man since his ownership was announced over the public address system. A reaction that continued throughout the match, which Real Madrid won (2-1).
During the confrontation, Vinicius tried to poke the culé star on the grass: “You only pass backwards,” he told the Spanish international, who barely faced the opponent’s goal.
But, the situation exploded at the end of the meeting. Dani Carvajalcaptain of the Spanish team, addressed the Barça player to reproach him for his statements.
The Real Madrid right back used his right hand to imitate the speaking gesture and then the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois He also joined in the reprimand.
From that moment on, a tumult formed between the members of both teams, both on the bench and on the field, which calmed down for moments until Vinicius appeared and blurted out to Yamal: “Speak now”, reigniting the brawl.
Yamal summoned the Brazilian off the field, who had to be restrained so that he would not pounce on the Spanish striker.
“Talking is cheap,” wrote the Englishman Jude Bellingham on their social networks, while the Dutch Frenkie de Jong He stated that he saw several players running towards Yamal: “If you have something to say to a teammate, it can be done privately; everything has been exaggerated too much.”
The merengue substitute goalkeeper, Andriy Luninended up being sent off for running towards the rival bench, “in an aggressive attitude”, according to the minutes, which also collected the yellow cards Eder Militao, Rodrygo and Vinicius by Real Madrid; and Fermin Lopez, Alejandro Balde and Ferran Torresfrom Barça.
With the waters calm, both teams already separated, Xabi Alonso’s pupils celebrated the victory, after the four Clásicos lost last season, which consolidates them in the leadership, with five points of distance over Barça.
Vini combusts; Yamal, missing
Another of the hot moments of the match was the substitution in the 72nd minute of Vinicius. The stadium spectators fell silent when they saw the Brazilian’s attitude while he was replaced by his compatriot Rodrygo with the result already favorable (2-1).
After learning of his replacement, the Brazilian star began to make a show of disapproval that increased to the disbelief of the public, who watched how the player opened his arms angrily and always looking towards where his coach was.
He even shook hands with Rodrygo and headed towards the locker room, annoyed, saying “it’s always me, I’m leaving the team; I’m leaving, I better leave”, although he returned later.
“I am left with many positive things about Vini’s game and we will talk about it, but I do not want to lose focus on what is important. These are things that we will save,” Alonso declared.
In front, Yamal was far from his level on the grass, closing a month to be forgotten. A performance that has brought to mind the expression used by his German coach Hansi Flickjust a year ago, after the team’s poor performance: “shit october”.
After feeling physical discomfort during the September break with the Spanish team, Yamal, second classified in the Ballon d’Or, has not recovered his best version.
This month started with the defeat against Paris SG (1-2) in the Champions League, in Barcelona, and has ended with a lost Clásico. In between, he had to accept another lost game against Sevilla (4-1) and was out for Spain due to his pubic injury. For Barça’s ’10’, it’s time to turn the page.
