Vinicius overcomes the Bernabeu's big fights with its stars

The Bernabeu had no mercy on Vinicius. Not a moment's respite was given to the Brazilian, the player most singled out by Real Madrid fans in the first match at their stadium after the sacking of Xabi Alonso. The general anger reached a superlative intensity with the number 7

Vinicius is not the first great Real Madrid star to experience a stormy afternoon at his stadium, nor will he be the last. But the virulence with which the Real Madrid fans responded to their player is not remembered, both for the intensity and the duration. From the first ball to the last that he touched, he was booed. An episode that goes down in Real Madrid's history.

Di Stefano and the sock ad

There is no bigger star in the Madrid firmament than Alfredo Di Stefano. The Saeta also lived a toledan afternoon in Chamartin. An advertisement for women's stockings unleashed the controversy and the ire of the Bernabeu during Christmas 1962. Di Stefano appeared dressed in the Real Madrid shirt from the waist up and with women's legs down. "If I were my wife, I would wear Berkshire stockings," he said in the spot. What today would go unnoticed as another viral commercial space of a soccer star, then was a scandal that Don Santiago Bernabeu could not avoid. The Bernabeu whistled him every time he touched the ball in his first game after the ad, but when he scored two goals against Athletic, the crowd stopped their reproach.

Cristiano against Celta

What Di Stefano is to Madrid's history, Cristiano Ronaldo is to the club's history. In terms of goals, he even surpasses him. The Portuguese experienced several episodes of whistles and reproaches from the fans. His messages of not feeling loved angered the Bernabeu on more than one occasion. On March 5, 2016, Celta visited Chamartin. A mistake in a pass by the Portuguese enraged the crowd, who punished him with whistles. His response was four goals between the 50th and 76th minutes. After scoring the first, he put his hand to his ear. What started with whistles ended with an ovation.

Michel and Gorbachev

At the end of the 1988-89 season, with the league already won, Michel was booed against Cadiz and got angry. He and Martin Vazquez were singled out for the 5-0 defeat to Milan in the second leg of the European Cup semi-finals. He was so angry that, in the next home game, against Espanyol, the whistles returned and he left the field of play before the break. "I don't understand why people don't come to enjoy football. It was a day of celebration and they didn't even forgive that. It's as if your father scolds you every day, and on your wedding day, too." He said he wanted to leave, but he held on and, with ups and downs, reconciled with the fans. "To whistle at Michel at the Bernabeu is like booing Gorbachev in the Politburo," said Silvio Berlusconi, president of Milan.

He had another strong episode in March 1991, when Spartak knocked Madrid out of the European Cup after a 0-0 draw in Moscow and a 3-1 defeat at the Bernabeu. The anger was focused on him. His response was to leave the wing, play as a midfielder and keep asking for the ball.

Zidane did not start

"I was whistled at too," Zidane recalled as a coach when his players suffered the wrath of the Bernabeu. His arrival at Madrid in the summer of 2001 included several months in which he did not get off to a good start. The murmuring of the first few weeks ended in whistles in some games and debates about what was wrong with him and whether Madrid's play was better without him on the pitch.

Bale, a regular

"There is no recollection of a similar row with a Real Madrid player; in this case, Gareth Bale, who was booed the first few times he came into contact with the ball," read MARCA in the articles from the match against Real Sociedad on November 23, 2019. The Welshman experienced several episodes of harsh treatment from the crowd, but none as intense as that suffered by Vinicius against Levante.

Buffon and the whistles to Casillas

Casillas ended his adventure at Madrid in a bad way. His departure was strange. A few weeks earlier, Buffon had spoken of something that had become commonplace: that Casillas was whistled in his own stadium. "The whistles to Iker seem to me unheard of and ungrateful for everything he has given to this club and because he has been here for 20 years. I am not in a position to give him advice, because they are personal situations. What I can say is that, beyond the good or bad moments that each of us goes through, certain footballers do not deserve such treatment," explained the Italian.

In the relationship between Casillas and the Bernabeu, there is a before and after his confrontation with Mourinho.

The day Ramos was sent off

Another Madrid legend who had his symphony at the Bernabeu was Sergio Ramos. It happened on November 3, 2018, the day of Solari's LaLiga debut after Lopetegui's dismissal. Madrid fans did not like the fact that, when asked about Conte, the captain was radically opposed to the arrival of the Italian coach. The first whistles at the beginning of the match later became more widespread. "Those of us who have been here the longest have to assume this role. I am the captain and I have to take a step forward. I am proud to be loaded with a backpack full of stones," he said after the match.

Di Maria and the accommodation

"I don't know who the whistles were for. I went out as usual and I felt that one half applauded me and the other whistled me. They always supported me. I didn't make a gesture against the people or against the coach; I have a good relationship with the public," explained Di Maria. The fact was that, when he was substituted against Celta (6-1-2014), he put his hands to his genitals in response to the booing he received. "I was adjusting my pants," he said afterwards. His return to the Chamartin pitch came weeks later, against Granada, and there was no punishment.

Butragueño's first

Emilio Butragueño burst into the Madrid team with brutal force in the winter of 1984, on that historic night in Cadiz. An idol was set in motion, an idol who soon learned that the Bernabeu does not marry anyone. On December 7, 1985, in a clear victory against Celta (4-0), the fans' darling was booed for the first time. There would be more episodes, but that one was particularly shocking. He was not at his best and, after his departure from the field after an hour of play, the game went from 1-0 to a thrashing.

Juanito, whistles in a celebration

An idol and symbol of Madrid, Juanito also suffered punishment, on more than one occasion, from the demanding Bernabeu crowd. One of the most unusual occurred on the afternoon of April 16, 1978. It was his first season at Madrid and that day, after beating Cadiz 2-0 and Barcelona losing in Gijon, the whites sang the aliron. What should have been a celebration turned into a round of applause for the team's poor performance and boos for Juanito, who was particularly unlucky that afternoon.

Benzema's journey

Karim Benzema left Madrid through the front door. But Karim can explain well how the Bernabeu behaves when it does not connect with a player. With him, who arrived in 2009, that connection was not real until 2018, after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. Before that, he accumulated episodes of anger and disapproval. In February 2018, against Real Sociedad, the Portuguese went to the stands to ask that the whistles directed at Karim be transformed into support for the number nine.