Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said Vinícius Júnior is treated worse on the pitch than any player he has coached in his career as he passionately defended the forward on Saturday.
Vinícius scored Madrid's only goal in their 1-1 Champions League round-of-16 draw with RB Leipzig at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, but was also fortunate to escape with only a yellow card for shoving Leipzig captain Willi Orbán.
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Last weekend, the Brazil forward was repeatedly whistled by the crowd at the Mestalla during Madrid's 2-2 draw with Valencia -- a game in which he also scored twice -- having been racially abused by a group of fans in the same fixture last season.