Real Madrid defeated Athletic Club on Wednesday (0-3) in San Mames to return to the winning ways in La Liga, after three consecutive draws away from home, in a match in which Vinicius monopolized the spotlight once again: the Brazilian excelled in He reached out to the fans and made peace with Xabi Alonso With an affectionate hug when replaced.
As he already did in Montilivi, where he reminded Girona fans that his team is in the relegation positions, The Madridista No. 7 faced the stands. The 70th minute passed and a moment of intense tension came, after the crowd rebuked him for his failure to control, which ended with a corner for the Lions, to which the striker responded. Show three fingers on the handreferring to the huge scoreboard.
Shortly after, before the 80th minute ended, Vinicius left the field to make way for Brahim Diaz. A moment that San Mames took advantage of The Brazilian was sent off with a loud whistle, which did not even flinch from the reaction of the red and white temple.
Not only did he not react to the noise of the Athletic Bilbao fans, as he calmly arrived at the touchline after greeting his teammates as he left the field, but he also… They hushed the locker room as Xabi Alonso melted into an engrossing embrace With Tolosara.
A A gesture of affection between player and coach This explains that the differences between the two remained behind them after internal conversations between the coach and his players to try to redirect matters before the visit of Olympiacos in the Champions League.
Although he played a great match, Real Madrid ‘7’ He was left without seeing a goal again and has now gone two months without celebrating a goal In a Real Madrid shirt: The last time he put the ball in the net was in his brace against Villarreal at the beginning of October.
But the situation does not seem to worry Carioca: “This is Madrid!!! The goals will come back… See you at home on Sunday!! Hala Madrid!!!”He wrote on social media after the meeting.