Vinicius Jr injured before Real Madrid match against Liverpool
Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior is ruled out of the Champions League match against Liverpool with a hamstring injury.
The Brazilian played the entire match for Real Madrid La Liga 3-0 win over Leganes on Sunday.
Madrid, 18th in the 36-team Champions League table, travel to Anfield on Wednesday to face table-toppers Liverpool.
The club issued a statement on Monday confirming that the player had suffered an “injury to the biceps femoris of his left leg.”
according to marca, externalThe Brazil international is likely to be out for around three weeks but Real Madrid have not commented on the severity of the injury.
Following the announcement in Madrid, Vinicius Junior wrote on X: “Crazy calendar. Time to recover.”
Liverpool are unlikely to invite defender Trent Alexander-Arnold for the 15-time European Cup winners’ visit to Anfield.
The England right-back missed Sunday’s 3-2 win over Southampton ahead of the international break with a hamstring injury.
