Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Camp Nou on Sunday, and suspended Vinícius Jr reacted on social media after missing the match. The win followed Madrid's 4-1 victory over Sevilla.
Instagram reaction after the match
Vinícius Jr responded to the result on social media after the match. According to Vinícius Jr's Instagram story, he posted an image of the scoreline alongside four laughing emojis.
Why he missed the trip to Catalonia
Vinícius Jr did not travel with the team to Catalonia. SI says he is unable to feature in La Liga for Real Madrid until Nov. 21 after seeing red in the 1-0 win over Villarreal.
Vinícius Jr was sent off after a VAR review for pulling the hair of Nathan Saliba in the buildup to his subsequently disallowed goal. The foul and Vinícius' aggressive remonstrations with the referee earned him a four-match ban.
Matches he can and cannot play
Vinícius Jr will miss Real Madrid's next outing away at Racing Santander on Sunday. He can feature in the Champions League tie against AEK Athens on Nov. 4.
The final game of Vinícius Jr's ban is when Real Madrid travel to Valencia on Nov. 7. SI says Vinícius Jr will be free to return to domestic action following the next international break.
SI and Opta figures
SI says Vinícius Jr has scored just once in 2026-27, in the 4-1 win over Real Sociedad back in August. SI says Yan Diomande now has six goal contributions in his last five matches, and says no player completed more dribbles than Yan Diomande's four on Sunday.
According to Opta, Vinícius Jr hasn’t even attempted a dribble in his last two outings against Roma and RB Leipzig.