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Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr says he “didn’t want to offend anyone” when he and some of his team-mates clashed with Barcelona players after winning Sunday’s El Clasico.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Brazil forward, 25, expressed his frustration at being substituted in the 72nd minute and went straight down the tunnel.<\/p>\n
He returned to the Real bench later and, after his side’s 2-1 win,<\/a> tried to confront Barcelona’s 18-year-old winger Lamine Yamal during unsavoury post-match scenes.<\/p>\n Vinicius was one of five players booked for their part in the incident, while Real’s substitute goalkeeper Andriy Lunin was shown a red card.<\/p>\n “El Clasico is like that,” Vinicius told Real Madrid TV. “There are a lot of things happening on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n “We try to maintain a balance, but it’s not always possible. We didn’t want to offend anyone, not Barca players, nor the fans.<\/p>\n “We know that when we step on to the pitch, we have to defend our side, and that’s how it was today.”<\/p>\n Lamine Yamal had angered the Real players by saying last week that Real ‘steal’ and ‘complain’.<\/p>\n After scoring Sunday’s winner at the Bernabeu, Real’s England midfielder Jude Bellingham said on Instagram:, external<\/span><\/a> “Talk is cheap. Hala Madrid always.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n