Real Madrid and Benfica will battle for a place in the Champions League round of 16 at the Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid when they face off in the second leg of the knockout phase playoffs on Wednesday night.
After the teams combined for a six-goal thriller in the league phase, they were considerably more conservative in the first leg of their highly anticipated tie. Only one sensational individual goal from Vinicius Junior set Real Madrid and Benfica apart at the Estádio da Luz last Tuesday.
What marred the match, though, was Gianluca Prestianni’s alleged racial abuse toward the Los Blancos’ No. 7. The incident turned the Champions League match into something ugly, and the football world is still reeling from it one week later.
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