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Vinicius Jr made his Real Madrid debut in 2018
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Barcelona will \u201cinvestigate any racist insult\u201d following reports Real Madrid\u2019s Brazil forward Vinicius Jr was abused by fans during Saturday\u2019s El Clasico.<\/p>\n

Two goals from Jude Bellingham, including a\u00a0last-minute winner,\u00a0saw Madrid beat their fierce rivals 2-1 at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium.<\/p>\n

The alleged racist abuse occurred when the 23-year-old, who has been targeted several times during his time in Spain, was substituted in added time.<\/p>\n

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La Liga also said it would investigate.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on social media, the league said it \u201chas been working from the outset to identify the individuals involved in making racist insults and will file the relevant charges\u201d.<\/p>\n

Barcelona\u2019s statement read: \u201cFC Barcelona will always defend the values of football and sport, such as respect for the opponent, and we will investigate any racist insult that may have occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vinicius, who was abused in the same fixture last season, last week praised Sevilla for acting swiftly to eject and report a fan to authorities for allegedly racially abusing him.<\/p>\n

An image posted by the forward on social media appeared to show a man making a racist gesture towards him.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month he gave evidence in the trial of three Valencia fans accused of racially abusing him during a game in May at Estadio Mestalla.<\/p>\n

The racist abuse Vinicius has faced in the past 12 months includes:<\/p>\n

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  • September 2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Some Atletico Madrid fans sang racist songs toward Vinicius outside their Wanda Metropolitano stadium before Real Madrid played them. Atletico Madrid later condemned the \u201cunacceptable\u201d chants by a \u201cminority\u201d of fans.<\/li>\n
  • September 2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Some pundits in Spain criticised Vinicius\u2019 goal celebration, in which he danced by the corner flag. He responded by saying \u201cthe happiness of a black Brazilian in Europe\u201d is behind the criticism.<\/li>\n
  • December 2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vinicius appeared to be subjected to racist abuse at Valladolid while he walked past fans after being substituted. La Liga said it has filed charges relating to the racist abuse of Vinicius to the \u201crelevant judicial, administrative and sporting bodies\u201d.<\/li>\n
  • January 2023\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 An effigy of the Real Madrid winger was hung from a bridge near the club\u2019s training ground before a game against Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Atletico said the incident was \u201crepugnant\u201d.<\/li>\n
  • February 2023\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Mallorca fans were filmed allegedly racially abusing the Brazilian during a game against Real.<\/li>\n
  • March 2023\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 La Liga said \u201cintolerable racist behaviour was once again observed against Vinicius\u201d in a game against Barcelona and it had reported the racist insults to the Barcelona Court of Instruction.<\/li>\n
  • May 2023<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vinicius suffers racist abuse against Valencia. Three people are later detained in connection with the abuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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