Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr out of Liverpool match
Vinicius Jr could miss three to four weeks of action, according to reports in Spain
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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr will miss his side's Champions League game against Liverpool after sustaining a hamstring injury.
The Brazilian played the whole of Real Madrid's 3-0 La Liga win against Leganes on Sunday.
Madrid, who are 18th in the 36-team Champions League table, travel to Anfield on Wednesday to face table-topping Liverpool.
The La Liga club named a 19-man travelling squad for the trip to Merseyside and there was no place for Vinicius Jr after he suffered "an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg".
According , the Brazil international could be sidelined for around three weeks but Madrid are not commenting on the severity of the injury.
Writing on X following Madrid's statement, Vinicius Jr said: "Crazy calendar. Time to recover."
Liverpool are unlikely to be able to call on defender Trent Alexander-Arnold for the visit of the 15-time European Cup winners to Anfield.
The England right-back missed Sunday's 3-2 win at Southampton with a hamstring injury sustained before the international break.