Vinicius Junior will be bidding to inspire Real Madrid to a crucial win over Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday afternoon.
The Brazil international has again been among the goals for Los Blancos this term, finding the back of the net on 20 occasions in 49 appearances in all competitions, while he has come up with 14 assists.
Real Madrid will be aware of the importance of triumphing this weekend, as they are second in the La Liga table, four points behind the leaders Barcelona, so a defeat or even a draw would be damaging.
Vinicius has 11 goals and seven assists in 28 league appearances for Los Blancos, and he will be looking to help the reigning Spanish champions secure a huge three points at Barcelona’s temporary home stadium.
Here, Sports Mole takes a close look at how the Brazilian has performed against Barcelona in the past.
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Vinicius Junior record vs. Barcelona
Played: 20
Won: 10
Drawn: 1
Lost: 9
Goals: 7
Assists: 4
Vinicius has faced Barcelona on 20 occasions during his professional career, boasting a record of 10 wins, one draw and nine defeats against them, scoring seven goals and registering four assists in the process.
Eleven of those fixtures have taken place in La Liga, with Vinicius winning seven times and losing four, but he has only managed two goals against the Catalan side in Spain’s top flight, demonstrating that there is clear room for improvement.
The Brazilian has also tackled Barcelona on five occasions in the Copa del Rey, boasting a record of one win, one draw and three defeats, scoring once and registering two assists.
The majority of Vinicius’s personal success against the Catalan side has come in the Spanish Super Cup, scoring four goals and registering two assists in four games versus them in the competition, recording two wins in the process, including a hat-trick in the 4-1 success for Real Madrid in the 2024 final.
Vinicius also set up Kylian Mbappe to score in the 2025 final, but Real Madrid were beaten 5-2 by the Catalan giants.
The forward will not look back too fondly on his first-ever La Liga game against Barcelona, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss for Real Madrid at Bernabeu in the second half of the 2018-19 campaign.
The Brazilian’s first league goal against Barcelona came in a 2-0 success for Real Madrid in 2020, and he has helped Los Blancos win six of their nine league games with the Catalan side since then.
Vinicius played the full 90 minutes of a 2-1 win for Carlo Ancelotti‘s side in El Clasico during the 2023-24 campaign, with Jude Bellingham netting a brace in that encounter away from home, before scoring once and providing an assist in a 3-2 success for Los Blancos in the reverse game at Bernabeu.
The forward has been a part of three home La Liga losses for Real Madrid in El Clasico, including two 4-0 defeats, the latest of which came on October 26, 2024, as Real Madrid’s long unbeaten run in the league was brought to an end.
Vinicius could also not help Real Madrid beat Barcelona in their last meeting in April 2025, with Los Blancos losing 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final.
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