Vinicius Jr hits out at UEFA as Real Madrid star ruled out of Liverpool clash

Carlo Ancelotti volition beryllium without a big of Real Madrid stars for the Champions League sojourn to Liverpool connected Wednesday nighttime with Vinicius Jr the latest large sanction to beryllium sidelined

Vinicius Jr has been ruled retired by Real Madrid for Wednesday night's Champions League necktie against Liverpool due to the fact that of a hamstring wounded which has led to the Brazilian hitting retired against the packed fixture list.

The winger took a afloat portion successful Sunday's 3-0 triumph against Leganes but volition not question to Merseyside connected Tuesday aft the reigning champions said helium had sustained "an wounded to the biceps femoris successful his near leg."

Vinicius is expected to beryllium retired for astir 3 weeks and successful a connection connected societal media helium pointed the digit of blasted astatine executives down a hectic fixture docket that has astir notably seen UEFA grow the Champions League by astatine slightest 2 matches, writing: "Crazy calendar. Time to recover."

Real brag Carlo Ancelotti volition besides beryllium without Lucas Vazquez and Aurelien Tchouameni for a crippled that carriew acold greater value truthful them than it does Arne Slot's Liverpool. The Spanish giants are successful 18th spot with the Reds apical of the table, the lone broadside to inactive bask a 100 per cent winning grounds aft 4 rounds of fixtures.

Real's injuries mean Francisco Valverde is acceptable to proceed astatine close backmost - with Ancelotti joking that helium is the champion successful the world successful that presumption aft the absentees amid speculation of a determination for Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold adjacent summer.

“Lucas and Tchouameni… we don’t know, but we’ll effort to get them back. The information is that Fede, astatine the back, did precise well,” Ancelotti said aft the Leganes win. Valverde, he’s a fantastic full-back. After Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez, he’s the champion right-back successful the world.

"His occupation is that helium tin play astatine this level successful galore positions and the coach’s occupation is choosing his champion presumption for the team. But I liked him astatine the back, helium has unthinkable speed. We’ll spot if Lucas and Tchouameni tin recover. If not, we’ll marque decisions.”

Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba and Eder Militao are besides connected the sidelines, portion Rodrygo is simply a doubt.

Alexander-Arnold, who is 1 of 3 large names astatine Liverpool retired of declaration this summer, is expected to miss retired having played nary portion successful Sunday's travel from down triumph distant to Southampton that extended their pb connected apical of the Premier League to 8 points. Liverpool proceed to stay without their first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

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