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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.