This was the expulsion of Vinícius for pulling his hair against Villarreal

If the mess over the referee's performance in the Madrid derby at the Metropolitano had not been enough, the return of LaLiga to the Bernabéu after the national team break brought controversy again: Real Madrid was left with 10 on the visit of Villarreal after Vinícius Jr., who had just scored, was sent off after the VAR call.

The Brazilian, who started the game this Saturday from the bench, had only been on the pitch for 20 minutes and went from euphoria to anger in just a few minutes.

Very active since his start, even lighting up the crowd with continuous gestures to the stands, the Madrid '7' made it 2-0 with a pass from Jude Bellingham and celebrated with rage, releasing the weight he was carrying after a bad start to the season.

However, the joy was short-lived: the VAR called the referee to review the play and the replay revealed a hair pull by Vinícius on Saliba that ended up costing him the goal and the red card, since the goal did not go up on the scoreboard and the forward was sent off.