Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr banned for four games and will miss El Clasico vs. Barcelona

The Brazilian winger was sent off during the last home game against Villarreal after pulling Nathan Saliba Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. will miss El Clasico against FC Barcelona on Oct. 25 after being suspended for four games for the red card he received in Real Madrid's last home game, against Villarreal at the Bernabeu. The Brazilian forward came on in the 52nd minute and was sent off 20 minutes later. Vinicius Jr. thought he had scored, and Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho celebrated alongside his team and ran over to him a few seconds before VAR ruled out the goal and sent him off. The VAR check showed Vinicius Jr.

had pulled Nathan Saliba's hair before scoring. The Spanish Football Federation's rules state that pulling an opponent's hair is violent conduct, and Vinicius was suspended for the upcoming four Real Madrid matches against Sevilla, Barcelona, Racing Santander and Valencia. The federation's competition committee gave Vinicius a two-game ban for "violent conduct, without the possibility of playing the ball" and two additional games "for arguing with the referee with an aggressive attitude and having to be restrained by his teammates." Mourinho, who skipped Saturday's post-match press conference after the episode, spoke ahead of the Champions League match against AS Roma on Wednesday and said, "After the previous match against Atletico