The first El Clásico of the season is the headline fixture of the weekend as Real Madrid visit Barcelona at Camp Nou on Sunday. But Los Blancos will travel to Catalonia without one of the biggest difference-makers in the modern history of the rivalry: Vinícius Júnior.
Vinícius Jr was handed a four-match ban after getting sent off for pulling the hair of Villarreal midfielder Nathan Saliba a fortnight ago. In a matter of seconds, the Brazilian went from scoring a goal to seeing a straight red which resulted in an automatic two-match suspension before an additional two games were added to his ban due to his “aggressive” reaction.
