Bizarre Scenes As Valencia Defender Uses ‘Weird Approach’ to Deny Vinicius Goal Scoring Chance

• Vinicius Junior was at the centre of a chaotic game between Real Madrid and Valencia
• The Brazilian winger was subjected to a series of racial abuse from the home crowd
• He was eventually shown a red card after catching an opponent in the face with a stray hand

Real Madrid's La Liga clash with Valencia at the Mestalla degenerated into chaos as Los Che pipped Carlo Ancelotti's men to compound their misery.

Los Blancos headed into domestic action on the back of a crushing defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League, bowing out of the competition with their tails in between their legs after a 5-1 aggregate loss.

The absolute whitewashing at the hands of City means Madrid will end the 2022-23 campaign with only the Copa del Rey title to boast after missing out on La Liga to Clasico rivals FC Barcelona.

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Returning to league football after such a damaging defeat, Ancelotti ringed the changes to his side, but a Diego Lopez first-half strike slapped back-to-back defeats on the Spanish capital giants.

However, the beauty of the game was stolen by some chaotic scenes sparked by a bizarre move from a Valencia defender, GOAL reports.

What happened?

Vini was on his bike charging towards goal, only for his efforts to be thwarted by some weird defending from a Valencia defender, who kicked a second ball straight into the path of the Brazilian to stop from wreaking havoc.

The incident clearly angered the 22-year-old, who later became the victim of racial abuse from the home crowd.

Here is the video:

Guardiola mocks Vinicius

In a related publication, Sports Brief reported that interesting footage of Pep Guardiola teasing Vinicius Junior during his side's game against Real Madrid on May 17 has surfaced online.

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Manchester City tore apart the record European winners to win the tie 5-1 on aggregate and qualify for the Champions League final, where they will play Inter Milan on June 10.

Guardiola was seemingly having fun if a video doing the rounds on social media is anything to go by. The Spanish coach was seen asking Real Madrid's star man when they intended to start playing. The incident is understood to have happened in the first half.