Real Madrid megastar calm and focused amidst fan backlash – report | OneFootball

On Saturday night, as Real Madrid faced Sevilla in their final match of 2025 at the Santiago Bernabeu, Vinicius Jr. was targeted by home supporters with boos and whistles.

The Brazilian international, who was named in the starting XI for the game was whistled at by fans from the first minute, with the jeers turning loud when he was taken off in the second period.

Following the treatment from the fans, Vinicius’ future at the club has once again been dragged into the spotlight, with the 25-year-old relaying an enigmatic message through his Instagram account, changing his profile picture to one of him wearing a Brazil jersey. 

Vinicius calm amidst the storm

Now, according to AS, despite the situation, Vinicius remains fully calm and plans to use the mid-season break to recharge and come back stronger.

The attacking megastar believes that his best is yet to come and intends to showcase that in the second half of the season, leading into the FIFA World Cup in North America in the summer.

Vinicius was booed by the Real Madrid fans. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

It must be noted that this was the second instance in a short period where Vinicius has been targeted by Real Madrid supporters, with the forward being whistled at during the loss to Manchester City as well.

On being asked about the whistles at Vinicius on Saturday, Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso did not defend the forward in his pre-match press conference, and instead simply said: “The public is sovereign.”

Given the reports of tension between the player and the manager, the reaction is only likely to fuel speculations further, even though it seemed that they had buried the hatchet in recent weeks.

Vinicius has the backing of Florentino Perez and the Real Madrid hierarchy, though, with the club confident that the issue will eventually pass over.

Moreover, the Real Madrid squad is also backing the superstar to turn things around amidst this difficult period, with him now having gone 14 games without a goal.

The 2024 Ballon d’Or runner-up, for now, remains calm and focused on recovering his best version for the second half of the season.