WATCH: Vinicius Jr. faces racial chants of ‘M*no M*no’ during Valencia clash as Real Madrid loses 1-0 

Vinicius Jr. faces another instance of racism from the Valencia fans during today's game as Real Madrid lose 1-0 to the home side.

WATCH: Vinicius Jr. faces racial chants of ‘M*no M*no’ during Valencia clash as Real Madrid loses 1-0 

Home fans chant "Mono Mono" towards Vini Jr as Real Madrid lose 1-0 to Valencia (Image Via- The Sun)

Valencia fans chanted racist chants against the Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr. during Real Madrid’s match against Valencia today. Once again Spanish fans resorted to racism against Vini Jr. at the Mestalla Stadium, during the 35th round of the Spanish Championship.

Vini is a frequent target of racist attacks in Real Madrid matches. During the chants in today’s game, he took the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea close to the fans to point out some of those responsible. But the game went on.

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The Valencia fans celebrated their first goal in the match. During these celebrations, the fans started to sing “Mono, mono, mono”. Mono is the literal translation of ‘monkey‘ in Spanish.

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Carlo Ancelotti was seen calling Vinicius close to the bench to talk. The Mestalla announcer then had to ask the stadium’s microphones for the racist insults to turn off, as the match was at risk of being interrupted. But minutes later, the game continued.

Vini Jr. sent off during the game against Valencia

The mood for the game overall was quite heavy. In the final minutes, Yunus Musah trapped the ball to delay Real Madrid’s corner but tangled with Antonio Rudiger. Vinicius complained. In the confusion, Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili went for Vini Jr. as he elbowed Hugo Duro. After VAR review, the referee sent off Vini Jr. He was seen ironically clapping his hands along with his other teammates, as they left the pitch.

This hasn’t been the first time that Vini Jr. faced racist slurs. Throughout the season, the Brazilian winger had to face such comments. His club and teammates have made several statements mentioning how disturbing and hurtful these incidents have been. But till now no strong action has been taken by the League. It is to be seen if La Liga takes any step toward protecting players from racial abuse.

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