Real Madrid Vinicius Jr. was sent off with a red card in the LaLiga game against Valencia.

In a tough game with a tense atmosphereReal Madrid found itself behind remained on the scoreboard well into the second half.

Bellingham missed a penalty and Mbappé saw a goal ruled out, however Tensions spilled over as a Brazilian striker Vini Jr. received a straight red card by the referee.

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Referee Cesar Soto Grande was entrusted with the difficult task of officiating the game at the Mestalla, where there are always fireworks between the two teams.

He then gave Vinicius Jr. a red card VAR caught the striker pushing Valencia goalkeeper Dimitrievski in his head/neck, causing him to fall to the ground.

The officer was called to check the action and after a rapid repetition of the incident, the maximum punishment was inflicted on Vinicius, who had to be the one be led away from the playing field after reacting angrily to the decision.

Vinicius reacts online to the red card

The player quickly found his cell phone after the game ended and posted a message on social media highlighting the sending off and the win.

“Sorry and thank you, team”he wrote on X.

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