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VINICIUS JUNIOR had to be forced down the tunnel by Antonio Rudiger after being sent off in angry scenes.
The Real Madrid forward, 24, lost his head during tonight’s LaLiga clash in Valencia.
In a thrilling game, Vinicius’ rage boiled over with just over ten minutes remaining as Real trailed 1-0.
Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski obviously said something to wind up Vinicius.
And the Brazilian responded by getting off the turf and shoving Dimitrievski in the head.
The Valencia stopper fell to the ground and the referee took his time before brandishing the red card.
And that prompted another furious response from Vinicius as he looked ready to approach the officer, gesturing angrily.
However, he was held back by team-mate Rudiger who held on to the Ballon d’Or runner-up and led him down the tunnel to try and stop him from causing more trouble.
That prompted a wave of comments from fans on social media.
One said: “This is why Vinicius will never win a Ballon d’Or.”
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Another wrote: “If not for Rudiger, Vinicius would have punched the referee. He acts like that every game. People need to wake up, this guy is no saint.”
A third added: “A LaLiga referee has finally stood up to Vinicius Jr’s disgusting and unprofessional actions and sent him off.”
And an end user replied: “Vinicius dragged off the pitch preventing him from possibly knocking the referee to the ground.”
The red card was just part of the drama at the Mestalla in what was Carlos Corberan’s first game in charge of Valencia.
The former West Brom boss saw his new side ahead after 27 minutes.
Then after the break, Kylian Mbappe was ruled out by VAR as Jude Bellingham hit the post with a penalty.
However, the Englishman did it right.
Luka Modric ripped home an 85th-minute equalizer and then capitalized on a defensive error to slot in a dramatic injury-time winner to send Real top of LaLiga.
