Vinicius Jr has been handed a four-game ban which will cause him to miss the first El Clasico of the season.The Real Madrid star was shown a straight red card for pulling Nathan Saliba’s hair in Saturday’s 1-0 win against Villarreal.Vinicius Jr angrily confronted the referee after receiving a straight red cardGettyVini Jr was introduced in the 52nd minute against Villarreal and thought he had scored his side’s second goal.Why was Vinicius Jr sent off?However, a VAR review of the goal then clearly showed the Brazilian to have pulled Saliba’s hair in the build-up before scoring.After being sent to the pitchside monitor, referee Isidro Diaz de Mera then brandished a red card to Vinicius Jr’s disgust.The forward was left fuming by the decision and angrily approached the referee, before then having to be dragged away by his teammates.His angry response to his dismissal has now landed him in more trouble, with authorities taking a dim view to his reactions.The 26-year-old’s ‘aggressive attitude’ after being sent off was deemed worthy of an extended four-game suspension.According to the to the disciplinary report from the eighth round of LaLiga fixtures, the committee have handed down a two-match ban for the red card and a further two games for his protests afterwards.The Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee suspended Vinicius Jr for two games for ‘behaving violently (while) not being in a position to challenge for the ball’ and a further two matches for ‘protests’ to the officials.This is set to have a huge impact on Real Madrid in the coming weeks, starting with their next LaLiga clash against Sevilla on Saturday.Worse still, Vinicius Jr will then miss his side’s trip to Barcelona on October 25.Vinicius Jr will now miss next weekend’s clash with Sevilla and El Clasico after thatGettyHe will then remain suspended for further games against Racing Club (November 1) at home and Valencia away (November 7).With an international break coming immediately after Vinicius Jr’s ban ends, this means the earliest he can return to LaLiga action is at home to Celta Vigo on November 22.Despite this, reports in Spain suggest that Real want to appeal their star man’s ban. Vinicius Jr has started all but one of his side’s matches this season, chipping in with three goals and one assist during this time.While he is now set to miss over a month of LaLiga action, the winger is still allowed to play in Champions League matches and started in Real’s 4-3 away win at Roma on Wednesday night.His antics against Villarreal marked the fourth straight red card of his senior career and his third since joining Real Madrid in 2018.Vinicius Jr is now set to miss five weeks of LaLiga actionGettyFollowing the match, Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho did not attend the post-match news conference.Vinicius Jr also later apologised when he posted a message on social media, saying he was ‘sorry to the team and the [Real Madrid] fans’.While he has established himself as one of the world’s best players at the Bernabeu, he has struggled for consistency since starring at the World Cup.The forward’s recent performances for Brazil during the international break even prompted a bizarre ‘body double’ theory to emerge.