A Clasico under tension.
This Thursday evening, during the first leg of the King's Cup, Real Madrid-FC Barcelona: the film of the meeting.
But beyond the score - and the poverty of the spectacle offered by the two teams - what caught the attention is the animosity.
Because the altercations - clashes, attempts at intimidation and insults - were numerous on the lawn of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
In the first half, Vinicius Jr, for example, was warned for having made a real judo hold on Frenkie de Jong.
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" You are an imbecile.
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Xavi Hernandez to Daniel Carvajal.
But one of the highlights of the evening was the exchange between Xavi Hernández and Daniel Carvajal at the end of the match.
Following a clash between the Madrid defender and Alejandro Baldé, the Blaugrana coach would have thrown him, ironically: "
You are smart
".
Before, finally, insulting him: “
Imbecile, you are an imbecile
”.
A scene captured by a Movistar+
camera
.
The House player visibly responded, but the content of his words would not be audible.
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Gavi-Vinicius Jr, a match within the match
The Clasico was also game-changing in the match - at least in the field of provocation - between Gavi and Vinicius Jr. The Spaniard and the Brazilian had several altercations.
And during one of them, the Barcelonian would have insulted his opponent in a vehement way: "
You are a son of...
", he would have told him, according to images captured by a
Movistar +
camera .
Suffice to say that the return match, scheduled for April 5, also promises to be hot.
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