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00:00At Real Madrid, the Vinicius-Bellingham duo is not only synonymous with offensive brilliance,
00:05but also with disciplinary issues. Over the past season and a half, they have contributed to 116
00:11goals, but have also accumulated 38 yellow cards and three red cards during the same period.
00:18Both players share a significant problem, an unusually high number of suspensions for
00:22attacking players. This season, Vinicius has already missed four games due to card accumulation.
00:29And now, it's Bellingham's turn. He faces a potential two-game ban after his red card against
00:35Osasuna. If confirmed, the pair will have missed a combined 10 matches in just a season and a half
00:41due to suspensions. Bellingham is no stranger to these situations. Last season, he missed three
00:47games due to disciplinary action. In January 2023, he served a suspension for yellow card accumulation
00:53and set out against Las Palmas. Later, he received a straight red card in Mastala for
00:58protesting, resulting in a two-game ban. In total, he finished the campaign with nine
01:03yellow cards, one red, and three suspensions. This year, history is repeating itself. With
01:10seven yellow cards in La Liga and a red card in Pamplona, the Englishman is now facing another
01:14suspension, just as he is also one booking away from a ban in the Champions League. Real Madrid
01:20has already filed an appeal, arguing that referee Munuera Montero misinterpreted Bellingham's words.
01:28However, once again, protests could prove costly for the midfielder. Vinicius Jr. continues to
01:33collect cards at an alarming rate. Last season, he received 11 yellow cards and one red, missing
01:40five matches due to suspensions. This season, the issue has worsened. He has already accumulated
01:4611 yellow cards and a red, leading to four missed games, including bans in La Liga and
01:53the Champions League. Real Madrid now faces a crucial Champions League fixture, possibly
01:59against a Pep Guardiola in his most fatalistic and discouraging mindset. Just listen to his
02:05recent statements.
02:06Listen, there are many, many games that we wanted not playing the level we play, and at
02:10the end we lost it. And that was not just the three points, it's how affecting our minds
02:14for the next game. It happened a lot, a lot of times. Of course, the victory helps us, but
02:18listen, the margin to winning Bernabeu in that position, everybody knows that if you ask
02:24before that game, the percentage to go through, I don't know, we arrive at 1% or I don't know
02:30what we mean, but as much you have.
02:32The club has the chance to stay in the fight for the Champions League. In a stage they would
02:37have preferred to avoid. A defeat would mean losing their second title of the season after
02:42falling to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup this past January.