Real Madrid has filed a complaint with Spanish legal authorities over racist and hateful insults targeted at their striker, Vinicius Junior, from fans of rival teams Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. The incidents occurred before Atletico Madrid’s Champions League match against Inter Milan and Barcelona’s game against Napoli, with neither team having recently played against Real Madrid.
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨Atletico Madrid chanting “Alez Alez Alez, Vinicius chimpanzee” before their clash vs Inter Milan. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️
Horrible bastards, hope they get knocked out tonight! pic.twitter.com/E45QzSxmBn
— mario (@4mxrioo) March 13, 2024
Real Madrid condemned the attacks and expressed disbelief that they occurred in Vinicius’ absence. Footage on social media showed Atletico fans chanting discriminatory remarks about Vinicius before their Champions League match, and Real Madrid alleged similar incidents from Barcelona fans.
Real Madrid performance and stats
Real Madrid is currently 1st in the La Liga with 69 points.
In the last 28 games, it has won 21 times, drawn 6 times, and lost once. In its last match, Real Madrid won 4-0 against Celta de Vigo.​​
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 60 goals and conceding 18.​
Real Madrid will play the next match in La Liga against Osasuna on Saturday 16th of March in Pamplona. The prediction is Real Madrid winning the match.​