Barcelona defender Eric Garcia has performed down his confrontation with Actual Madrid star Vinicius Junior throughout final week’s El Clasico.
There have been reviews that the Spaniard mocked his Brazilian counterpart through the recreation the place he mentioned: “You subsequent 12 months for the Ballon d’Or, sure, the Ballon d’Or through the 4-0 win over their arch-rivals.
When requested concerning the incident whereas in camp with the Spain nationwide crew, Garcia performed down the incident saying it did not have any significance.
“It was a lance of the sport, and that’s it, a bit cross of phrases. It doesn’t have any significance. They’re issues of the sport, they will occur rapidly, a matter of seconds. It’s an motion like hundreds that may occur, with out significance,” Garcia mentioned.
Eric García’s passing towards Actual Madrid
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The previous Man Metropolis man shall be hoping that he would not eat his phrases sooner or later as Vinicius is taken into account as one of many gamers who’re able to breaking the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominance within the Ballon d’Or awards.
Aside from that, Vinicius’ Madrid is the clear favourite to win this 12 months’s Laliga title and are within the quarterfinals of the Champions League.