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What happened to Vinicius Junior? Real Madrid injury update

What happened to Vinicius Junior? Real Madrid injury update

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By Shazmeen Navrange

🚨URGENT! TRAGEDY CONFIRMED! THE WORST HAPPENED TO VINICIUS JUNIOR! SAD! NEWS FROM REAL MADRID

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior was injured during Los Blancos’ last match against Villarreal on Saturday, with the Brazilian goalscorer having to be substituted in the 79th minute. While Real Madrid have a deep squad and plenty of attacking options, many are wondering what happened to the player and when he will return to action.

Vinicius Junior suffered a neck injury during Real Madrid's win over Villarreal on Saturday.

He scored in the 73rd minute but needed medical attention six minutes later. The injury forced him to leave the match, which Real Madrid won 2-0. Turkish youngster Arda Güler replaced the Brazilian. Vinicius' latest setback means he will not play in Brazil's World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Peru.