Vinicius Junior is undoubtedly one of Real Madrid’s most important players, although he is not as nailed as he – and many others – have thought. This was confirmed on Sunday during the Spanish

However, the Catalan giants quickly turned the game on its head, storming to a 4-1 lead by halftime with goals from Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Alejandro Balde. The nightmare continued for Real in the second half as Raphinha added his second before Rodrygo scored a consolation goal to make it 5-2.

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Real Madrid will be without Vinicius Junior for their next two La Liga matches, after their appeal against his red card was turned down.Vinicius received a red card for pushing Valencia goalkeeper

Vinicius Junior was red-carded for shoving Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski during a dramatic come-from-behind victory for Real Madrid at Estadio de Mestalla to secure top spot in LaLiga. The Brazilian star,

The Spanish Football Federation's Appeals Committee have dismissed Real Madrid's appeal, upholding the two-match suspension for Vinicius Junior after his red card at Mestalla.