Vinícius Júnior will miss Real Madrid’s Champions League game at Liverpool on Wednesday after sustaining a leg muscle injury in Sunday’s 3-0 La Liga win at Leganés, the Spanish club have said.
Sources close to the player said that Vinícius is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks. It means he could miss up to seven games before the winter break.
A club statement said: “Following tests carried out today on our player Vini Jr by the Real Madrid medical services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg.”
Vinícius is the latest to join the club’s lengthy injury list, which includes key players such as Rodrygo, Éder Militão, Dani Carvajal, Lucas Vázquez, Aurélien Tchouaméni and David Alaba.
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Real are second in La Liga, four points behind Barcelona, who drew 2-2 with Celta Vigo on Saturday, with a game in hand. After two losses in their past three Champions League games, Carlo Ancelotti’s side could be in trouble with a bad result at Anfield. They are 18th in the 36-team table with six points from four games.
