Shock Ahead of Crucial Week: Real Star Potentially Out, Arbeloa Sends Message to Ancelotti

Pulse Sports Team 15:33 - 03 April 2026

Real Madrid's Spanish football coach Alvaro Arbeloa stated on Friday that Vinicius's condition and readiness for the league match against Mallorca would still be assessed by the club. The Brazilian forward reportedly had little rest during the international break with the national team.

Vinicius was one of five players who completed the full 90 minutes in Brazil's 2-1 loss to France last Thursday. He then played 67 minutes in their 3-1 victory over Croatia on Wednesday, with both warm-up matches for the "Canarinha" taking place in the USA.

With "Los Blancos" facing the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening, Arbeloa will be cautious regarding the deployment of his key attacker.

"He's tired because my friend Carlo (Ancelotti, Brazil's coach, ed. note) didn't give him much rest, which is normal. The demands at Real Madrid and with the Brazilian national team are immense. 'Vini' has a heavy match load. He hasn't had a single day off, and today (Friday, ed. note) we'll see how he is, and then we'll decide," DPA quoted Arbeloa's statement about the 25-year-old winger ahead of Saturday's La Liga clash at Mallorca.