Many experts and fans believe that the Real Madrid star should be disqualified after the retaliation in the 1-1 draw against Leipzig early on the morning of March 7.

Real Madrid held RB Leipzig to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. Vinicius Junior played the role of hero when the Brazilian international scored the only goal for the home team. However, he also caused certain controversies after a bad situation.

In a dispute in the 54th minute, Vinicus Jr. fouled Leipzig midfielder Orban harshly from behind. Immediately afterwards, Orban stood up and said something to Vinicius, causing the Real Madrid striker to use both hands to strangle the Leipzig midfielder, then pushed the opponent’s captain down.

Initially, referee Davide Massa decided to issue a yellow card to warn the star born in 2000. After receiving advice from the VAR team, referee Davide Massa directly reviewed the video of this controversial situation. Luckily for the 23-year-old midfielder, he decided not to change the card color for Vinicius Junior

However, there is an opinion that if the Italian referee had been more strict, Vinicius would have received two consecutive yellow cards and been disqualified.

“We have seen referees in the Premier League, in recent seasons, give two consecutive yellow cards to a player for two behavioral violations, it is possible for Vinicus to be sent off,” said the former referee. Spain, reviewed by Rafa Hernandez.

“Vinicus was lucky to play at the Bernabeu, in the Real Madrid shirt. If any other player had done that, he would most likely have been sent off the field,” commented a Leipzig fan named Kevin.