Why was Vinicius Jr sent off with a red card for Real Madrid against Valencia?

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

In a tough game with a tense atmosphere, Real Madrid found themselves behind on the scoreboard deep into the second half.

Bellingham had missed a penalty and Mbappé saw a goal ruled out, but tensions spilled over when Brazilian forward Vini Jr was given a straight red card by the referee.

Who is the referee for Real Madrid vs Valencia?

Referee César Soto Grande was given the tough task of handling the game at Mestalla, where there are always fireworks between the two sides.

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

The official was called over to review the action and after a quick repetition of the incident, the maximum punishment was handed out to Vinicius, who needed to be escorted away from the field of play after reacting angrily to the decision.

Vinicius reacts online to red card

The player was quick to find his mobile phone after full time and published a message on social media referencing the sending off and the win.

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

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