Vinicius Junior's afternoon turned from euphoria to disaster during Real Madrid's clash with Villarreal, after the Brazilian forward saw a goal ruled out and then received a red card — all within a matter of minutes.

The incident began when Vinicius pulled the hair of Villarreal midfielder Nathan Saliba. The goal he had just scored was disallowed as a result, with the referee overturning the original decision following a VAR review.

The technology then played a further role, as VAR prompted a second look at the hair-pull itself. After consulting the pitchside monitor, the referee dismissed Vinicius with a straight red card, compounding what had already been a dramatic reversal of fortune for the forward.

The sequence of events left Vinicius going from celebrating what he believed was a goal to walking off the pitch, leaving his side with ten men for the remainder of the contest against Villarreal.