Vinicius Jr Promises Goals Ahead of Madrid Derby

Vinicius Junior walked off against Elche with no goal, no assist, and a storm brewing in his head. He also walked off with a message.

Days before the capital derby against Atletico Madrid, the Brazilian forward has gone public with a defiant promise: the drought will not last.

Frustration in Elche, fire online

Real Madrid’s 3-2 win over Elche in the sixth round of La Liga had almost everything. Drama, chances, late chaos. What it didn’t have, at least for Vinicius, was the finish he craved.

He buzzed around the Elche defence, carved out openings, found pockets of space, but when the moments came, the ball refused to cooperate. Clear sights of goal went begging. Luck turned its back.

By the 68th minute, Jose Mourinho had seen enough and took him off, searching for a different spark. Real Madrid still needed a stoppage‑time rescue act, and it came in the 90+1 minute through Carlos Espi, who snatched the winner and the points.

Vinicius had been central to the chaos but absent from the scoresheet. For a player of his standards, that stings.

So he reached for his phone.

Posting on his Instagram Story, the Real Madrid winger wrote: “My goals will return soon, I cannot keep wasting all these chances! On Sunday more is coming, Hala Madrid”.

No ambiguity. No soft language. A statement.

Derby target: Metropolitano

That message lands just as the stakes rise. Real Madrid head across the city next Sunday evening to the Metropolitano for the seventh round of the Spanish league, a fixture that rarely needs extra fuel.

He has just poured some on.

Against Elche, Vinicius settled for driving the attack, stretching the back line, and creating danger without the final touch. Now, with Atletico Madrid looming, he has effectively circled the derby on the calendar as his response.

Real Madrid know the Metropolitano will be hostile, the margins thin, the atmosphere unforgiving. Vinicius has chosen that setting to announce his intent.

His promise is simple and sharp: the goals are coming. The only question now is whether Atletico will be the ones to feel the backlash.