Real Madrid don confirm say dia forward, Vinícius Júnior, no go play di upcoming Champions League match against Liverpool because of hamstring injury.
“After tests conducted today, our player Vinícius Júnior has been diagnosed by Real Madrid’s medical services with a hamstring injury in his left leg,” di club talk for dia statement.
Reports from Spanish media talk say di Brazilian winger go dey out for almost one month. Dis go make am miss di Champions League game against Atalanta on December 10, as well as di match against Liverpool for Anfield on Wednesday.
Vinícius play full 90 minutes for Madrid 3-0 win against Leganés for La Liga on Sunday, where e assist Kylian Mbappé’s first goal. Di 24-year-old dey in hot form dis season, scoring four Champions League goals for four games and eight goals for 13 La Liga matches.
But di defending champions, Real Madrid, don struggle for di Champions League dis season, as dem lose two of dia first four group matches. Dem lose 1-0 to Lille and 3-1 to AC Milan, wey keep dem 18th for di expanded group table.
Meanwhile, Liverpool, under dia new coach Arne Slot, dey lead both di Champions League and Premier League tables.
