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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr has expressed regret to the fanbase for his response when substituted in Sunday's heated match against Barcelona win.

The Brazilian was replaced in the 72nd min and displayed his frustration by heading directly down the tunnel.

Vinicius eventually reappeared to the dugout and, after his side's narrow triumph, attempted to approach Barça's Lamine Yamal during contentious final whistle scenes.

"Now I want to express regret to all the Madridistas for my behavior when I was replaced in the big match," he wrote on X.

"Similarly to I have said in person during the latest training, I also want to say sorry once more to my colleagues, the club, and the leadership.

"Occasionally emotion gets the better of me because I constantly desire to succeed and support my team. My competitive character stems from the passion I feel for this club and each thing it symbolizes."

The player signed for Madrid from Flamengo in 2018 for a significant fee and has scored over a century of strikes in 335 appearances.

But his prospects in the La Liga is far from certain with speculation in the past few months stating that Real would contemplate allowing the player leave if they were to receive a appropriate bid.

When the winger was substituted on the match day, cameras from broadcaster the platform captured him saying: "It's always me! I'm leaving the team! It's wiser if I leave, I'm moving on."

In his new message on social media, the athlete commented: "I commit to keep striving at all times for the good of Los Blancos, as I have performed since the very beginning."

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