Vinicius Jr And Lamine Yamal Involved in Heated Altercation Following El Clasico

Vinicius Junior and Lamine Yamal were involved in a heated altercation after Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico.

First half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham were enough for Xabi Alonso's side to extend their lead at the top of La Liga to five points.

Fermin Lopez equalised for Barca, from a Marcus Rashford assist, on 38 minutes, but Bellingham's goal five minutes later proved to be decisive.

Predictably for an El Clasico, tensions boiled over in the closing stages, starting in the ninth minute of second half stoppage time.

Pedri received a second yellow card on 100 minutes for a foul on Aurelien Tchouameni, before a brawl broke out between both benches.

Two Real players - including goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, who was on the bench - were booked.

After full-time, Vinicius - who had himself been left furious after Alonso substituted him on 72 minutes - had a heated row with Yamal as both players walked back towards the tunnel.

The Brazilian gestured towards Yamal before launching a verbal tirade at the 18-year-old, and had to be held back by security as he attempted to make his way towards the Barcelona star.

Fan footage showed that the row actually originated from an incident between Yamal and Dani Carvajal, with the pair exchanging words immediately after full-time.

Yamal was held back by Carvajal's team-mate Eduardo Camavinga, with other players from both teams then getting involved in the confrontation.

Vinicius' involvement begins later in the clip, though it is unclear as to what Yamal said to cause the Brazil star to attempt to run towards the 18-year-old.

Alonso was asked about the incident in his post-match press conference, but didn't appear to have too many concerns about the involvement of his players.

He said: "The last minute fight? I think it reflected the intensity and the importance of the game. I think it's healthy competition."