Vinicius on his 'fear of Messi'

"Messi is incredible, he does things that few footballers can do, but he does not scare us. We are ready for anything that will come our way. We have some of the best footballers in the world on our side as well," the young winger clarified when speaking to 'Esporte Interactivo', before adding "I imagine that was what I meant in my previous response, right?" 

The controversy was started by Vinicius' comments made after Sunday's win against Levante, in which the youngster did not want to say that Messi scared nobody, but rather that nobody in the Real Madrid dressing room feared the Argentine.

"We are not scared of Messi because, although he's an amazing player, we have some of the best in the world at this club" said the Brazilian, eager for glory on Wednesday in what will be his first Clasico at the Bernabeu. 

Vinicius and his team-mates will face Barcelona full of confidence, motivated by the chance to make history for the club by reaching the Copa del Rey final with a win over their greatest rival.