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The Digest: Vinicius Jr scored the decisive goal to send Real Madrid into the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 victory over Benfica on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. One week after alleging racial abuse by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni in the first leg, the Brazilian delivered the defining...

The Digest: Real Madrid has submitted "all available evidence" to UEFA supporting Vinicius Junior's complaint of racist abuse during Tuesday's Champions League clash at Benfica. The first leg was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius alleged Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni called him a "monkey"...

The Digest: Jose Mourinho has sensationally claimed Benfica "cannot be a racist club" after Vinicius Jr accused his player Gianluca Prestianni of racial abuse during Real Madrid's 1-0 Champions League win. Mourinho suggested Vinicius provoked Tuesday's incident with his goal celebration...

The Digest: Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr has accused Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of directing a racial slur at him during Tuesday's Champions League clash, issuing a statement branding racists "cowards." The game was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius reported the abuse to referee Francois...

The Digest: Real Madrid have been drawn against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League second-round playoffs, a swift rematch following Benfica's stunning 4-2 victory over the Spanish giants on Wednesday. That final group stage loss, sealed by a stoppage-time header from Benfica's goalkeeper...

The Digest: Benfica manager Jose Mourinho has publicly dismissed speculation linking him with a return to Real Madrid. When questioned about media reports suggesting he could replace the recently departed Xabi Alonso, Mourinho stated, "Don't count on me for soap operas," indicating his...