Author of a brace this Wednesday in the Champions League against RB Salzburg, Vinicius Junior will miss Real Madrid for the rest of the matches in January. Suspended for the team’s next two games, the Brazilian winger is not improving his situation… He is also being criticised in Spain.
The days go by and look the same for Vinicius Junior. Suspended for two matches in La Liga after his bad gesture against the Valencia goalkeeper on January 3rd, the Madrid striker receives another sanction in the Champions League. Lined up at the front of the attack with Kylian Mbappé and Rodrygo Goes in the seventh matchday of the Champions League against RB Salzburg, the best player of the year 2024 according to FIFA received an avoidable yellow card for simulation in the penalty area. Under the threat of suspension for the eighth and final matchday of the group stage, Vini does not avoid the sanction.
End of competition in January for Vinicius
To summarise, Real Madrid will play the 21st matchday of La Liga next Saturday against Real Valladolid and the match on Wednesday against Brest without Vinicius Junior. To see the Brazilian striker back on the pitch, we will have to wait until February 1st in the duel against Espanyol Barcelona for the 22nd matchday of the championship. While it is not very bad news for Carlo Ancelotti, who has viable solutions to make up for Vini’s upcoming absences in matches that are not the toughest of the season, the concern is growing around the 24-year-old player.
While he is supposed to improve emotionally and in maturity to avoid missing matches for largely avoidable sanctions, the former Flamengo player continues to get caught. In Spain, his situation is causing a stir. After the match against Salzburg, where he scored two beautiful goals in the second half to officially surpass the 100-goal mark with Real Madrid, which he joined in 2018, Vinicius Junior did not escape media criticism.
“He always makes the same mistake”
On Radio Marca, journalist Látigo Serrano was annoyed by the new card received by the Brazilian winger. “It is impossible for Madrid to play the Champions League without Vinicius, while with a good Vini, they can do it. It’s good news that he played today, but he always makes the same mistake, even in friendly matches. He drives me crazy for that,” regrets the Iberian media man who is not wrong.
If Real Madrid wants to go far in the competitions in which they are still engaged this season, they will have to correct these small flaws that weaken the team. While waiting to find the solution to the team’s defensive problems, Carlo Ancelotti, known for his great managerial talent, must be able to find the words to refocus Vinicius Junior, who has difficulty making wise choices on the pitch.
If Real does not manage to score many goals against Brest next Wednesday in the last match of the group stage in the Champions League to hope to qualify directly for the round of 16, Vini’s absence will cause a stir.
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