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Clásico Without Vinícius Júnior, Who Is Serving a Hair-Pulling Ban
Vinícius Júnior is serving the second game of a four-match ban for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair, so Yan Diomande is expected to start; Barcelona have won all eight league games.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Tonight at 9:34 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Real Madrid Expected Lineup And Team News Vs FC Barcelona, El Clásico”, with reporting from ESPN.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 9:34 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Real Madrid, Barcelona.
- BBN covered this story before: PSG rocked as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia suffers season-ending ACL injury (October 21).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- Yahoo SportsReal Madrid Expected Lineup And Team News Vs FC Barcelona, El Clásico
- ESPNJosé Mourinho's first Clásico on Real Madrid return set for Oct. 25 - ESPN September 1, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBarcelona host Real Madrid on Sunday at four Eastern, and Vinícius Júnior is out of it, serving the second game of a four-match ban.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA four-match ban. What did he do, hit somebody?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe pulled the hair of Nathan Saliba against Villarreal and got sent off.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe biggest game of the season, and the star is watching it because of a ponytail grab.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHair? That's the whole thing? Is it a yellow card thing or a red card thing?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorRed. It's red, Vera. Look, the red card is the one where you go home. I'm telling you, hair is not a tactic. Sorry.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLet me say it slower. Red means you leave the field, and your team plays with ten.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, red means leave. That makes sense. I like red.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBarcelona are eight wins from eight, twenty-four points. Madrid's scouting report is one page and it says don't touch the hair.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe most expensive hair pull in Europe cost four matches, and nobody even got a haircut.
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