For Real Madrid , Sunday was a day of vindication. After losing all four matches against archrivals Barcelona last season, Los Blancos won the first meeting of 2025-26 between the pair.

It was also a day for celebration. Madrid earned a 2-1 Clásico victory in Xabi Alonso's first match in the dugout for Spanish football's showpiece rivalry.

And yet, not everyone was in a celebratory mood.

In the 72nd minute, Alonso made the choice to withdraw Brazil winger Vinícius Júnior and replace him with his countryman, Rodrygo . Vinícius, last year's Ballon d'Or runner-up, clearly didn't agree with the decision.

The 25-year-old made his displeasure clear as he walked off the pitch, animatedly aiming complaints in the direction of the Madrid dugout, before walking straight on down t

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