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Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Jr has expressed regret to fans for his reaction when taken off in Sunday's fiery match against Barcelona triumph.

Vinicius was taken off in the 72nd min and expressed his annoyance by walking immediately to the dressing room.

Vinicius eventually reappeared to the bench and, following his side's 2-1 win, tried to confront Barcelona's Lamine Yamal during contentious post-match scenes.

"This day I want to say sorry to all the supporters for my behavior when I was substituted in the Clasico," he posted on X.

"In the same way as I have already done during this morning's session, I would like to apologise again to my teammates, the team, and the leadership.

"Occasionally emotion overcomes me because I always want to win and help my club. My determined nature stems from the love I have for this club and all it stands for."

The player moved to the Spanish capital from his former club in recent years for millions and has notched triple figures in more than 300 games.

But his prospects in the Spanish capital is unclear with speculation in the past few months stating that Los Blancos would consider allowing the young star move on if they were to receive a appropriate bid.

When Vinicius was taken off on that day, cameras from coverage provider the service captured him stating: "Again me! I'm leaving the team! It's preferable if I depart, I'm going."

In his most recent post on X, he stated: "I commit to keep battling constantly for the welfare of the club, as I have acted since the very beginning."

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