Barcelona Supporters Verbally Abuse Real Madrid Superstar With Chants of ‘Vinicius Die’

Barcelona Supporters Verbally Abuse Real Madrid Superstar With Chants of ‘Vinicius Die’

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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  • Vinicius Junior has often been abused by opposition supporters during the current season in La Liga
  • Fans were heard chanting 'Vinicius Die' during the recent El Clasico encounter between the Blaugrana and Los Blancos
  • Vini Junior was involved in Real Madrid's only goal of the game as they were beaten 2-1 by Barcelona

Barcelona’s supporters are the latest set of fans to verbally abuse Vinicius Junior.

The Real Madrid attacker has often been targeted by opposition fans this season, with some fan bases taking it a step further than others.

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Barcelona fans were heard chanting 'Vinicius Die’ during the recent El Clasico fixture at Camp Nou. Image: Alex Caparros
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While the El Clasico is often a heated affair, a section of the Blaugrana supporters took it a step further with their chants.

Barcelona fans targeted the Brazilian during their recent El Clasico encounter, as vile chants could be heard ringing out at the Camp Nou, SportsKeeda reported.

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Fans could be heard chanting 'Vinicius, die’ during the game.

Vini’s performance during the game

The Brazilian played a part in Real Madrid’s only goal of the game as his attempted cross was deflected into the back of the net by Ronald Araujo. Vini was also involved in a few arguments with the referee over fouls during the game, something that has become a common occurrence this season.

The Los Blancos star has accused La Liga’s referees of giving him yellow cards for fouls while letting fouls against him go unpunished.

Real Valladolid fans abuse Vini

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior has found himself at the centre of more racial abuse in La Liga.

The Brazilian attacker has endured a difficult season in La Liga when it comes to racist fans, and that continued against Real Valladolid.

Madrid took on Valladolid as La Liga action returned after the World Cup break and secured a 2-0 win thanks to a Karim Benzema brace, Sports Brief reported.

Vinícius calls for harsh punishments

Vinícius Júnior wants harsh punishments for football racists.

The Real Madrid forward believes that those found guilty of racist abuse should learn a lesson the hard way.

Vini Jr called for those individuals to be given lifetime bans from football games, Sports Brief reported.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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