London, Oct. 15 -- Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has been handed a four-match suspension following his sending-off during the club's LaLiga victory over Villarreal, ruling him out of this month's El Clasico against Barcelona.

The Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary committee confirmed on Wednesday that the Brazilian international received a two-match ban for violent conduct after pulling Nathan Saliba's hair during Saturday's match at the Santiago Bernabeu. He was handed an additional two-match suspension for his angry reaction to the dismissal, as per ESPN.

The incident occurred moments before Vinicius appeared to double Madrid's lead by converting Jude Bellingham's pass. However, a VAR review ruled out the goal, and the f...