{"id":56753,"date":"2025-10-21T11:33:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/vinicius-key-for-real-madrid-juventus-and-clasico-in-sight-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:33:52","slug":"vinicius-key-for-real-madrid-juventus-and-clasico-in-sight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/vinicius-key-for-real-madrid-juventus-and-clasico-in-sight-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vin\u00edcius key for Real Madrid: Juventus and Cl\u00e1sico in sight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Xabi Alonso Praises Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior: &#8220;Fundamental&#8221; and &#8220;Decisive&#8221; for Real Madrid<\/h2>\n\nCoach Xabi Alonso has highlighted the importance of Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior for Real Madrid, calling him a &#8220;fundamental&#8221; and &#8220;decisive&#8221; player ahead of this week&#8217;s crucial matches against Juventus in the Champions League and the cl\u00e1sico against Barcelona.\n\nAlonso surprised by leaving Vin\u00edcius out of the starting eleven in the recent LaLiga match against Getafe, where the Brazilian came on as a substitute and changed the course of the match, causing two red cards for the Getafe players.\n\nThis was the third time this season that Alonso benched Vin\u00edcius, while negotiations about the renewal of his contract are ongoing.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/...\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s happening with Vini Jr.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n&#8220;He&#8217;s a very good player,&#8221; Alonso declared at a press conference on Tuesday, before the match against Juventus. &#8220;He is fundamental to this team and to this squad. He is this season and has been for a long time.&#8221;\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It&#8217;s decisive, I like to see him smile. We need him, focused on the game, on what he does well. The day-to-day is good and he&#8217;s responding well in the matches.<\/p><cite>Xabi Alonso<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nVin\u00edcius has been criticized by Getafe coach Jos\u00e9 Bordal\u00e1s, and accused of disrespecting his rivals, but has received the support of his teammate Thibaut Courtois.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It&#8217;s not easy. At 18, many people laughed at Vin\u00edcius. He did nothing wrong in Getafe, and everyone is against him. They looked for him from the start, and destabilized him.<\/p><cite>Thibaut Courtois<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nCourtois added that Vin\u00edcius has improved and that it is positive that he learns to live with conflict and to destabilize rivals.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1009%2Fr1557829_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior ha marcado cinco goles en LaLiga esta temporada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nVin\u00edcius, who has scored five goals and provided four assists in LaLiga this season, has had several confrontations with rival players and has been the victim of racist insults from some fans.\n\nAlonso also commented on the possible availability of Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dani Carvajal for Sunday&#8217;s cl\u00e1sico, and praised Arda G\u00fcler, describing him as &#8220;a mix of Mesut Ozil and Guti&#8221;.\n\nAlonso highlighted Guti&#8217;s quality for playing in the build-up and in the final pass, and expressed his satisfaction with G\u00fcler&#8217;s performance, maturity, and role in the team.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso Praises Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior: &#8220;Fundamental&#8221; and &#8220;Decisive&#8221; for Real Madrid Coach Xabi Alonso has highlighted the importance of Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior for Real Madrid, calling him a &#8220;fundamental&#8221; and &#8220;decisive&#8221; player ahead of this week&#8217;s crucial matches against Juventus in the Champions League and the cl\u00e1sico against Barcelona. 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