Soccer-Vinicius scores twice as Real fight back to draw at Valencia

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Valencia v Real Madrid - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - March 2, 2024 Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior in action with Valencia's Dimitri Foulquier REUTERS/Pablo Morano

VALENCIA (Reuters) -Vinicius Jr scored a brace to help Real Madrid fight back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Valencia in an ill-tempered LaLiga clash on Saturday, as the Brazil winger returned to a stadium where he was racially abused last year.

The 23-year-old Brazilian stared defiantly at the Mestalla crowd several times, with the local fans jeering and whistling his every touch of the ball.