Vinicius Junior was one of the most controversial protagonists of the Classic this Sunday at the Spotify Camp Nou, not only for his performance on the field but for several episodes of tension that he starred in throughout the match.
The most talked about moment came at the end of the match when the Brazilian, with Barcelona already practically celebrating the LaLiga title, He made a gesture with his hands pointing his fingers at the number 15 in reference to the Champions League won by Real Madrid compared to the Catalan club’s five. The gesture quickly went viral on social networks and became one of the most talked about episodes of the night.
Throughout the match Vinicius was involved in several verbal confrontations with Barça players. One of the most intense occurred in the Barcelona area when an action left Asencio on the ground and led to a series of pushes and reproaches between players from both teams. The Brazilian confronted Olmo and Gavi directly in the midst of an atmosphere of maximum tension that is common in the Classics.
In the last minutes of the game the tension did not decrease. A new confrontation, this time between Trent and Raphinha, with the Englishman pushing the Barça captain until he left him on the grass, generated another annoyance between several players from both teams with Vinicius again at the center of the scene. The situation was resolved without major consequences but the episode made it clear that the Classic maintained its characteristic intensity until the last second of the match.
Vinicius’s 15 Champions League gesture did not take long to generate reactions on social networks where thousands of Barcelona and Real Madrid fans debated the Brazilian’s attitude on a night in which the Barça team was crowned mathematical champion of LaLiga 2025-26 with a 2-0 victory that left Real Madrid without arguments at the Camp Nou.
Vini and Mbappé out. We have to throw them both out and make a new Madrid with the help of José Mourinho pic.twitter.com/C3pV0qUWoa
— Rodrigo Quesada (@Quesadacid) May 10, 2026