Why isn’t Vinicius Jr playing for Real Madrid against Getafe today in LaLiga?

Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo are all fit to play, but Ballon d'Or candidate Vini remains on the sidelines.

Real Madrid received a huge boost on Saturday as LaLiga rivals Barcelona suffered a shock home defeat to Las Palmas. If Carlo Ancelotti's team beats Getafe on Sunday (10:15 a.m. ET) at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, they will move within a point of the Catalans with a match in hand. However, they will be missing one of their main attacking threats: Vinicius Jr.

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Los Blancos currently have no injury problems. Long-term injury victims Eder Militão, Dani Carvajal and David Alaba were joined in the treatment room in recent weeks by Aurélien Tchouaméni and Vini. None of the quintet will feature against Getafe.

To make matters worse, midfielder Eduardo Camavinga suffered a hamstring injury in the Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday and is expected to be absent for two to three weeks.

When does Vinicius Jr. play? again for Madrid?

Vinicius was struck by a similar muscle problem during last weekend's LaLiga win over Leganés, although his initial prognosis was slightly worse. The Brazilian is likely to miss a month of action, meaning his 2024 field season could already be over.

However, there is also good news for Ancelotti pre-Getafe. Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Brahim Diaz all shook off the blows suffered at Anfield in time, while Rodrygo returns from a thigh injury after a three-match absence.

All four players were selected in the starting line-up by Ancelotti, who will be desperate to avoid more injuries as the games continue to come thick and fast.

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