Barcelona manager Xavi has condemned the “current state” of tension between Barcelona and Real Madrid ahead of Saturday’s Clasico after a Barcelona board member’s alleged social media attack on Vinicius Junior.
manager Xavi has condemned the “current state” of tension between Barcelona and ahead of Saturday’s Clasico after a Barcelona board member’s alleged social media attack on . A now deleted tweet allegedly sent from the account of board member Mikel Camps criticised the Real Madrid forward after he performed a number of stepovers during Madrid’s victory over Braga. Advertisement The tweet read: “It’s not racism, he deserves a slap for being a clown.
Barcelona vice president Rafael Yuste also condemned Camps’ tweet and vowed the behaviour would not be repeated. “Even if it was a lapse, it is a bad comment to make,” Yuste told Spanish broadcaster Movistar. “It was a huge mistake. If Vinicius is listening to me, I can tell him this is not going to happen again.” Vinicius Jr was racially abused during a game at Sevilla on Saturday, the latest in a long line of abusive incidents the Brazilian has suffered over the past two seasons.
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