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Ancelotti defends Vinicius after clash with Mallorca: They provoke him, focus must change

Carlo Ancelotti defended Vinicius after the forward was involved in more heated exchanges with Mallorca's players in Real Madrid's 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Son Moix, saying "the only thing Vinicius wants to do is play football."

Defender Nacho scored a first-half own goal before Marco Asensio had a penalty saved by goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic, leaving Madrid five points behind Barcelona, who host Sevilla later on Sunday.

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Vinicius had clashed with Mallorca players in their previous two meetings, with Mallorca captain Antonio Raillo claiming this week that the Brazil international wasn't a good role model.