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Xavi has made that clear since he put together his starting line-up.he wanted Vinicius to be man-marked, so he chose it Ronald Araujo stopped Brazilians with a type of obsessive marking that sometimes bordered on the legal/illegal line. This was especially noticeable during a tough tackle in which a Uruguayan defender slammed into a Madrid player just outside the line of the pitch.

The image of one opponent trying to beat the winger is becoming quite the theme of the Brazilian’s season. He is currently the player with the most fouls in La Liga (53), well ahead of second place Rayo Vallecano’s Isi (45).

Real Madrid lost to Barcelona of Saudi Arabia in the Spanish Super Cup final.Ahmed YosriReuters

The number of Vinicius is increasing

The average numbers reveal that: Vinicius has fouled 3.5 per game this season, up from 2.3 last season.Paradoxically, despite a plan to stop an opponent from committing an obvious foul, the typical yellow card is not usually shown as expected.

Iago Aspas is the player with 10 most card taunts this season. Vinicius sits in his ninth seat alongside his Morata and Samu Lino. So the math is clear. Joining Vinicius is a profitable idea.

FT | Real Madrid 1–3 Barcelona

The Catalan side rioted and underwhelmed tonight against Real Madrid, but the Whites only scored a consolation goal.

Barcelona win record-breaking 14th Supercopa de Espana title! 👏👏#super super copa pic.twitter.com/RkCqmWEnWB

— Sofascore (@SofascoreINT) January 15, 2023

Real Madrid have struggled this season

The Madrid winger is currently struggling in terms of performance, and one of the reasons could be the treatment he is receiving from his opponents. After trailing Fekir, Mounir and Geddes in 2021-22, they are top of the table this year. Taking it a step further and going back to the referee’s decision on those hits, last year he received five penalties for fouls, this year he has none..

In the Supercup, Vinicius suffered a normal average. He was fouled three times in this controversial attempt to recapture the ball by Araujo. This is important as the referee may give a yellow or red card even though the rules say it does not constitute a foul (if it occurs off the pitch).in this caseDe Burgos Bengoetexea chose not to punish the defenders and VAR decided not to pursue any further proceedings.

Vinicius will have to get used to this. As his Madrid internal barometer this season, he doubled the number of fouls he received (71): Vinicius became a big game hunter for his opponents.