Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior sparked chaos in the Champions League playoff first leg against Benfica after scoring and accusing the Portuguese side's Gianluca Prestianni of racism. The Brazilian winger's celebration led to confrontations on the pitch as he reported the alleged racist comment to the referee, causing a 10-minute delay while the racism protocol was implemented.
Despite the ugly scenes and a Benfica staff member being shown a red card, the match eventually resumed with Real Madrid taking the lead. Vinicius later revealed he was hit by an object thrown from the crowd, continuing a pattern of the 25-year-old facing crowd incidents in Spain.