Vinicius Junior red card: How many matches will Real Madrid superstar miss?

Real Madrid could beryllium without the services of Vinicius Junior for their adjacent 4 matches pursuing the reddish paper that helium received successful Friday night's chaotic La Liga clash with Valencia astatine Mestalla.

The Brazil planetary was sent disconnected successful the second stages of what proved to beryllium a 2-1 triumph for Carlo Ancelotti's side, with the guardant handed a reddish paper pursuing an altercation with Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski.

Vinicius showed his choler towards the referee earlier leaving the field, and according to SPORT, the assertive quality of his actions could mean that the South American is handed a four-game suspension.

As it stands, Vinicius volition lone miss the last-32 Copa del Rey clash with Deportiva Minera connected Monday, but if the suspension is extended, past helium could besides beryllium absent for the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Mallorca, successful summation to a imaginable last against either Athletic Bilbao oregon Barcelona.

Real Madrid would past play successful the last-16 signifier of the Copa del Rey if they flooded Minera, and Vinicius would besides beryllium that contention retired if helium was deed with a four-game suspension.

Much volition beryllium connected the mentation of referee Soto Grato and the quality of his report, but Antonio Rudiger prevented his teammates from a worse concern erstwhile helium helped usher him disconnected the field.

"Sorry and acknowledgment team!!!!!!" Vinicius posted connected societal media aft the match.

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Vinicius could beryllium deed with a four-game suspension

Real Madrid caput manager Ancelotti said aft the contention that the reddish paper was harsh, claiming that some Vinicius and the Valencia goalkeeper should manus alternatively been fixed yellowish cards.

"We felt the sending-off should person been 2 yellows, 1 for each player, but they showed Vini Jr. a red. We're going to entreaty it, I'm not definite if they'll overturn it," said the Italian.

"We don't consciousness it was a reddish card. Dimitrievski laid hands connected him and past determination was Vini Jr.'s shove. Two yellows would person sufficed and that would person been it. I don't privation to accidental helium fell into the trap. Vini Jr. struggled a bit.

"He was playing extracurricular successful the archetypal fractional and helium conscionable tried to play his game. Sometimes it each comes disconnected for him, others not truthful much. I anticipation helium tin play successful the adjacent crippled due to the fact that he's precise overmuch a subordinate who makes the quality for us."

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Bellingham the matchwinner for Real Madrid aft punishment miss

Jude Bellingham missed the accidental to level the scores from the punishment spot aboriginal successful the 2nd period, but the England planetary came up with the assistance for Luka Modric to level it astatine 1-1 successful the 85th minute, earlier hitting the victor successful the 95th infinitesimal of the chaotic fixture astatine Mestalla.

"He had a large game. The missed punishment gave him other information and helium played the past fractional hr arsenic lone helium knows how. He worked hard and helped [Kylian] Mbappe up front. The extremity was a reward for his performance," said Ancelotti erstwhile asked astir Bellingham.

The triumph moved Real Madrid to the apical of the La Liga table, 2 points wide of second-placed Atletico Madrid, who person present played a crippled less than their superior rivals.

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