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The Real Madrid fans applauded and chanted Vinicius Jr's name in the 20th minuteReal Madrid's players and fans showed support for Vinicius Jr as they beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 at the Bernabeu.
The win was the club's first match since their Brazilian forward was racially abused at Valencia on Sunday.
Vinicius missed the match through injury and Real's players took to the pitch in his number 20 shirt, while the captains of both teams wore armbands carrying anti-racism messages.
Supporters chanted the 22-year-old's name in the 20th minute in solidarity.
Players from both clubs joined together prior to kick-off in the La Liga fixture to hold a sign which read "Racists [get] out of football".
A banner displayed in the stands also read: "We are all Vinicius. Enough is enough".
Vinicius, whose red card against Valencia has been rescinded, was applauded as he took to the pitch before the match.
He watched from the stands, where he sat beside Real president Florentino Perez.
Vinicius rose to his feet to acknowledge the show of support and later posted a picture of him waving to fans on Instagram, accompanied by the message: "I love them! Thank you, thank you and thank you".
Fellow Brazilian Rodrygo scored an 89th-minute winner for third-placed Real.
They had seen Karim Benzema's opener cancelled out by Raul de Tomas - and Rodrygo celebrated his goal by making a black power salute.
Vinicius came out before the game to acknowledge the Real Madrid fansLa Liga president Javier Tebas had apologised to Vinicius on Wednesday, saying he did not mean to "attack" the player in a social media row after Sunday's events.
Vinicius, who was sent off for violent conduct late in the match at Valencia, said the Spanish league "belongs to racists".
Tebas' and La Liga's handling of the incident has been widely condemned after the president told Vinicius "you need to inform yourself properly".
La Liga has said it will seek "more sanctioning powers" to ensure it can punish incidents of racism.
The Spanish football federation announced on Tuesday that Valencia had been sanctioned with a partial stadium closure for five matches and fined 45,000 euros (£39,000).
On the sanction, Real manager Carlo Ancelotti said: "I was surprised by the decision of the competition committee. I think it is the right decision."
Before Tuesday night's games between Real Valladolid and Barcelona, and Celta Vigo and Girona, players and match officials stood behind banners which read "Racism, out of football".
Barcelona winger Raphinha also revealed a message of support for his Brazil compatriot in the second half when he was substituted.
All of Real Madrid's squad came out wearing shirts saying 'Vini Jr 20' ahead of the game
Players of both sides lined up behind a banner saying Racists, Outside of Soccer before kick-off
Real Madrid fans also held up a banner saying “Vinicius we are all. Enough already"Line-ups
Real Madrid
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Courtois
- 2Carvajal RamosBooked at 60mins
- 6Nacho
- 4Alaba
- 22RüdigerSubstituted forTchouaméniat 83'minutes
- 12Camavinga
- 15ValverdeSubstituted forCeballosat 63'minutes
- 10ModricSubstituted forAsensioat 71'minutes
- 8Kroos
- 21Rodrygo
- 9Benzema
Substitutes
- 3Militão
- 5Vallejo
- 7E Hazard
- 11Asensio
- 13Lunin
- 16Odriozola
- 17Vázquez
- 18Tchouaméni
- 19Ceballos
- 23Mendy
- 26López Andúgar
- 39Rodríguez
Rayo Vallecano
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Dimitrievski
- 20Balliu
- 19Lejeune
- 5Catena
- 3García Torres
- 6Comesaña VeigaBooked at 53minsSubstituted forTrejoat 63'minutes
- 23Valentín
- 7Palazón CamachoSubstituted forChavarría Pérezat 63'minutes
- 17LópezBooked at 51minsSubstituted forSánchez Ponceat 83'minutes
- 18García RiveraBooked at 33minsSubstituted forFalcaoat 82'minutes
- 34CamelloSubstituted forde Tomásat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Hernández
- 8Trejo
- 9Falcao
- 12Martín
- 14Sánchez Ponce
- 15Chavarría Pérez
- 16Mumin
- 21Ciss
- 22Pozo
- 24Saveljich
- 25de Tomás
- 30Morro
Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano
Attendance:45,811
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Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1.
Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
Attempt blocked. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
Attempt missed. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Salvi Sánchez following a fast break.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
Attempt saved. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Goal! Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Unai López.
Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Álvaro García.
Offside, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a set piece situation.
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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