After the deplorable incident on Tuesday night where Vinicius Jr. was subjected to racist abuse by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, Real Madrid have finally issued a statement on the matter.The

Benfica have begun an investigation into two fans who were filmed making what appeared to be monkey gestures in the direction of Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during the two sides' Champions League match earlier this week.

Following a harsh defeat to Real Madrid in a candid UEFA Champions League showdown, Benfica released a public statement setting the record straight.

MADRID (AP) — Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni has denied racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior during a Champions League match when he covered his mouth with his jersey. “I have never been racist with anyone and I regret the threats that I received from Real Madrid players,

Real Madrid have handed UEFA “all available evidence” after Vinicius Junior alleged he was racially abused during the Champions League win at Benfica

After scoring in the 50th minute, Vinicius disputed with Gianluca Prestianni, leading the referee to stop the game under racism protocol.

Controversial scenes occur during the Champions League match between Benfica and Real Madrid.

The Champions League will pit Real Madrid up against Benfica only a few weeks after an action-packed meeting in Lisbon, but team selections could be very different.

Just a year prior, on 31 May 1961, as Benfica supporters celebrated a most unexpected win, beating Barcelona 3-2 in the European Cup final, people in Madrid were laughing and they didn’t hide it.

Real Madrid will be the away team against Benfica in the Champions League knockout phase playoffs today.

Real Madrid star player Kylian Mbappé has claimed that his teammate Vinícius Jr. was racially abused by a Benfica player.