By Lucia Vega, Bernabéu Bombshell
Madrid – October 28, 2025
The Clásico aftershock just detonated: A 47-second tunnel audio leak, timestamped 22:17 Sunday, captures Vinícius Júnior’s nuclear rage as he’s hooked in the 71st minute against Barcelona. “Fuck you, Xabi!” he roars at coach Xabi Alonso, voice ricocheting off concrete like a gunshot. “I’m Vinícius Júnior, not some kid you bench! Fuck you!” The clip, verified by Cadena SER forensics and already at 22 million streams on X, ends with a slammed locker and a staffer’s yelp—followed by the unmistakable crash of a water cooler kicked to pieces.
Skeptics called it deepfake at dawn. But the bruises are real. A junior physio, Marco Ruiz, 29, sports a fractured wrist from Vinícius’ wild swing—club medical logs confirm surgery scheduled for Tuesday. CCTV stills, leaked to El Chiringuito, show the winger ripping off his shirt, hurling it at assistant coach Davide Ancelotti, and screaming, “Tell Florentino I’m done being disrespected!” before storming to the team bus alone.
The fuse? Alonso’s tactical yank—Vinícius, who’d terrorized Koundé with 5 dribbles and a near-post sting, replaced by Brahim Díaz to “manage energy.” Post-match, Vini refused the handshake line, ignored Alonso’s outstretched arm, and live-streamed from the parking lot: “I bleed for this badge. Sub me again, I walk.” Views: 38 million in 12 hours.
Deeper rot festers. Sources inside Valdebebas say Vinícius has boycotted recovery sessions since, skipping Monday’s ice bath and Tuesday’s video review. His camp fired a 3 a.m. email to CEO José Ángel Sánchez: “Public apology + guaranteed starts or January exit clause activated.” PSG and Manchester City are on speed-dial—€220 million release fee already quoted, per L’Équipe filings.
Club response? Silence from the throne. Pérez has delegated “full disciplinary power” to Alonso, who told AS, “Stars don’t dictate lineups. Respect does.” Yet X sleuths unearthed Vinícius’ encrypted Signal to Mbappé: “He’s killing my legacy.” Fans split like tectonic plates: #ViniRey (6 million posts) vs. #AlonsoAuthority, with Madridistas burning No. 7 jerseys outside the Cibeles fountain.
The hook: A Wednesday crisis summit is locked—Vinícius vs. Alonso, Pérez presiding. Will the coach bend, or will Real cash in on their volatile king? One truth scorches: The Bernabéu isn’t big enough for two alphas. Clásico glory lasted 90 minutes; this war just began.
