Real Madrid will take on Valencia this Sunday night in La Liga away at Mestalla, but they will have to make do without key forward Vinicius Jr.The Brazilian international will miss the match due to su...
Real Madrid will take on Valencia this Sunday night in La Liga away at Mestalla, but they will have to make do without key forward Vinicius Jr.
The Brazilian international will miss the match due to suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season in La Liga last weekend against Rayo Vallecano.
It means that the 25-year-old has a two-week break between appearances, with his return scheduled for 14 February against Real Sociedad, given that Real Madrid have no midweek matches.
Personalised plan for Vinicius to reach peak fitness
And, according to AS, Vinicius intends to make the most of this two-week period to work on himself and reach peak fitness levels.
Working on his fitness. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
The Brazilian forward is set to go through a personalised fitness plan under the watchful eye of the team’s physical trainer Antonio Pintus.
The aim is a physical tune-up and a lift in intensity, with the return to the Estadio da Luz to face Benfica (17 February) in the first leg of the Champions League knockout playoffs in his sight after struggling in the 4-2 defeat last month.
Like the rest of the squad, he was assessed this week at Valdebebas using the famous Pintus masks that measure respiratory capacity. And, he will go undergo specific training during his off-period to continue improving his fitness levels.
The game against Monaco and his goal against Rayo Vallecano showed that he is not far from his best level. The next step is for him to do it consistently enough and win back the fans at the Santiago Bernabeu who have resorted to whistling at him in recent weeks.
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