Real Madrid: Vinicius Jr's sending-off, Marc Cucurella's strong reaction

Marc Cucurella had a surprising reaction when Vinicius Jr was shown a red card during Saturday evening's match against Villarreal (1-0).

At home, Real Madrid beat Villarreal (1-0) on Saturday. However, the match was marked by the red card shown to Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian was guilty of pulling Dylan Saliba's hair. The incident was commented on by Marc Cucurella. The 2026 world champion, for his part, decided to respond in his own way.

Cucurella hopes for the same punishment

As the Spaniard also sports an impressive head of hair, Marc Cucurella addressed the fourth official. “I hope… I hope that if they touch even a single hair on my head, you’ll give them a red card. That you’ll go and check VAR,” he said clearly, according to DAZN.

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Known precisely for his haircut, Marc Cucurella had suffered the same foul. It happened in the final of the most recent Club World Cup between Chelsea and PSG, when João Neves pulled his hair. The Portuguese player was also shown a red card.

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