Vinícius Júnior is set to miss his second consecutive La Liga fixture, leaving Real Madrid to take on Real Valladolid without their superstar winger. Real Madrid's attacking trio of Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé and Rodrygo are finally hitting their stride in the new year.

Real Madrid will be without forward Vinicius Jr for the second LaLiga game in a row, but manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday that though the Brazilian international is important, the team know how to win without him.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke about his winger Vinicius Jr.'s future and a potential exit to Saudi Arabia at a prematch press conference on Friday..