Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior was sent off with a direct red card for pulling the hair of a Villarreal player in their La Liga game here on Saturday.

Vinicius was celebrating after scoring for Madrid when referee Isidro Diaz de Mera was called by the video assistant to review the build-up to his goal, wherein Vinicius was seen tugging hard on the hair of Nathan Saliba, for which he was subsequently sent off.