Vinícius to miss Barcelona clash after four-match ban
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29-second readVinícius Júnior has accused referees of treating him unfairly and called for greater protection for attacking players, speaking after Real Madrid’s 4-3 Champions League comeback win at Roma.
The Brazilian forward’s comments, carried by Al Jazeera from an Associated Press report, came hours after he received a four-match La Liga suspension. He named Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Atlético Madrid’s Julián Álvarez among the players he believes should be protected.
The suspension will keep Vinícius out of league fixtures against Sevilla, Barcelona, Racing Santander and Valencia. Vinícius questions the four-match suspension The sanction followed Vinícius being sent off after pulling an opponent’s hair and protesting against the referee.
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Vinícius suspension rules him out of four league games, including Barcelona, after his red card and prompts calls for greater protection.
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