During the match of the 35th round of the Spanish La Liga between Valencia and Real Madrid, a loud scandal erupted. In the second half, Bats fans shouted racist slurs from the stands at the Black Bats winger Vinicius Junior. Because of this, the referee stopped the fight for almost six minutes, and the stadium announcer urged fans to refrain from racist chants.. A message appeared on the scoreboard stating that Valencia condemn any manifestation of violence and discrimination in football. Bats captain Jose Luis Gaja appealed to fans of his team to stop shouting insults.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti offered Vinicius a replacement, but the Brazilian decided to finish the fight. In stoppage time, there was a skirmish between the players of both teams. Valencia striker Hugo Duro grabbed Vinicius by the neck, and he responded with a blow to the head. As a result, the referee punished the Real Madrid star with a direct red card..

The match itself ended with a minimal victory for Valencia - 1:0. The only goal of the meeting in the 33rd minute was scored by striker Diego Lopez. Match review.

After the fight, Vinicius accused the leadership of Spanish football of indulging racism. " Racism in La Liga is commonplace. The league leadership considers it normal, the federation considers it normal, and rivals only encourage this. I'm really sorry. Championship formerly owned by Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano, Messi, now owned by racists. This beautiful nation accepted me, I fell in love with it, but it agrees to export the image of a racist country. And I feel sorry for the Spaniards who disagree with this, but today in Brazil Spain is known as a country of racists. Unfortunately, I can't defend Spain with everything that happens on a weekly basis.. I agree. But I'm strong enough to go against the racists to the end. Even if it takes place away from this place," It is known that La Liga has launched an investigation into cases of racism associated with Vinicius. The organization requested all available photos and videos showing racist behavior inside or outside the Mestalla Stadium. Three rounds before the end of the championship, Real Madrid (71 points) is in third place in the Example, one point behind Atletico. Previously, “Barcelona” ahead of schedule became the champion of Spain of the season 2022/23. Valencia (40 points) moved up to 13th position, extending their lead from the relegation zone to five points.. Real Madrid will host Rayo Vallecano on May 24. A day later, Valencia will play away with Mallorca.