Vinicius Jr Received Standing Ovation from Real Madrid Players and Fans at Santiago Bernabeu

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Vinicius Jr received a heartwarming standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.

The football world rallied around the Brazilian forward after he was subjected to vile racist abuse from Valencia fans last weekend.

He threatened to leave the pitch after being subjected to alleged monkey chants from the crowd.

The 22-year-old was later sent off following a scuffle with Valencia players in stoppage time, despite being grabbed round the neck.

His red card has since been rescinded, while Valencia have been handed a five-match partial stadium closure and fine of €45,000 fine.

An outpouring of support has greeted Vinicius Jr from his fellow pros, with Real Madrid players wearing jerseys with his name and number on the back ahead of their LaLiga clash at home to Rayo Vallecano.

Although his red was overturned, Vinicius Jr watched the match from the stands as he's nursing a knee injury, something that could rule him out of their outing at Sevilla on Saturday.

And in the 20th minute, as that's his squad number, the Real Madrid fans in the ground gave their player a standing ovation.

Vinicius Jr acknowledged the applause and tweeted after the match: "I LOVE THEM!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU!"

Rodrygo's 89th-minute goal saw Real Madrid scrape to a 2-1 win, the forward doing a 'Black Power' celebration as he raised his arm in the air and made a fist.

There was also an outpouring support in the other LaLiga matches this week with Barcelona star Raphinha sending a message of support after scoring a goal on Tuesday night.

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