Real Madrid lodge appeal but privately expect Vinicius to miss Barcelona clash

Real Madrid are planning to appeal Vinicius Junior’s red card from Sunday’s 1-0 La Liga win over Villarreal , but the club privately acknowledges that the Brazilian forward is likely to be suspended for the El Clasico against Barcelona on October 25, according to Marca . Vinicius started the match on the bench before coming on in the second half. He had a goal overturned by VAR for pulling the hair of Villarreal defender Nathan Saliba, and was subsequently sent off after protesting the decision aggressively and needing to be restrained by team-mates.