New tile for Real Madrid! Already faced with a significant number of injuries since the start of the season, the club from the Spanish capital has now lost Vinicius Jr.
The Brazilian, who played the full 90 minutes in his team’s victory at Leganes (0-3) on Sunday, finished the match with a thigh injury. “Following the examinations carried out today on our player Vini Jr. by the Real Madrid medical services, he was diagnosed with a lesion of the biceps femoris of the left leg”indicate the Merengues in a medical press release sent this Monday.
Vinicius, what does that change for Mbappé?
As usual, Real Madrid does not give any indication regarding the duration of Vinicius Jr’s unavailability, but the Spanish press mentions an absence of almost a month. The runner-up for the 2024 Ballon d’Or will miss the clash in Liverpool on Wednesday evening, and the match against Atalanta in the Champions League, where his team is only in 18th place in the standings with six points taken in four matches. “Vini” will also miss several days of La Liga (Getafe, Athletic Bilbao, Girona, Rayo Vallecano, etc.), and the objective would be to see him again on December 18 for the final of the Intercontinental Cup, in Doha (Qatar).
The absence of Vinicius could reshuffle the cards regarding Kylian Mbappé. On Sunday, the Bondynois played on the left flank of the Madrid attack, Carlo Ancelotti aligning Vinicius in the axis, in an unusual position for him. Theoretically, the Brazilian’s injury could give him the opportunity to play more often on the left, in his preferred area. But who will play up front, then?
