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Jacob Leeks

Vinicius Jr responds to Atletico Madrid fans after sickening effigy of him hung from bridge

Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has hit out at Atletico Madrid fans after they hung a racist effigy of him from a bridge ahead of Los Blancos' win over their city rivals.

The Brazilian has faced increasing levels of racist abuse over the current season, with the latest incident coming on Thursday. Atletico fans hung a sickening mannequin wearing the shirt of Vinicius from a bridge, with the banner "Madrid hates Real".

The two rivals were set to face each other in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals at the Bernabeu, with Real running out 3-1 winners. Vinicius scored his side's final goal and directed his celebration towards the Atletico fans sitting high up in the stadium.

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