Levante defender Unai Elgezabal accused Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior of disrespecting the club as he explained the pair’s on-field clash.
Vinícius opened the scoring in Tuesday’s 4–1 victory with a delightful strike and caught the eye with a performance which was under the microscope—he’d been dropped for Madrid’s Champions League opener against Marseille and reports of his alleged frustration with life under manager Xabi Alonso began to emerge.
Just past the hour mark of the game, Vinícius burst past Elgezabal and into the Levante box to start the play which ended with Elgezebal giving away a penalty. As Kylian Mbappé waited to strike from 12 yards, the Levante defender and Vinícius clashed and heated words were exchanged.
Vinícius appeared to take exception to something said by Elgezabal, responding by putting his hands on the Levante defender’s neck. The pair were eventually separated by teammates as tensions rose.
