Real Madrid secured a 2-0 victory over Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu in the 17th round of La Liga on Saturday, but the performance failed to fully satisfy the home crowd. Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior, who has not scored since October 4, faced growing pressure as his goal drought extended to 14 games—his longest in five years.
“𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝑽𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆? 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔,”
Coach Xabi Alonso commented when asked about the reaction from supporters.
The 14-game goalless streak is a source of mounting frustration for both Vinicius and Real Madrid fans. Although he has experienced longer droughts before—25 games without a goal between October 2020 and February 2021—this current run has begun to affect his relationship with the fanbase. During the Sevilla match, Vinicius received audible criticism from the stands upon being substituted.
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This season, Vinicius has scored just 13 goals. His recent social media activity has also drawn attention, as he changed his Instagram profile picture from a Real Madrid jersey to one featuring the Brazilian national team. Despite the win over Sevilla, the pressure on the 22-year-old continues, with fans and pundits questioning when he will rediscover his scoring form.
Alonso maintained his stance of respecting the fans’ reactions while emphasizing team unity.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑽𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉,”
He added.
The streak highlights a key challenge for Real Madrid as they aim to maintain their lead in La Liga while relying on Vinicius to deliver consistent performances.
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