Álvaro Arbeloa reiterated that Real Madrid will "ride together and die together" after Vinicius Jr allegedly suffered racist abuse during their UEFA Champions League play-off victory. The Brazilian scored the only goal before Benfica's Prestianni allegedly called him a monkey, according to Kylian Mbappé.
Play was paused for ten minutes as Vini reported the incident, with Arbeloa stating "there has to be absolutely zero tolerance for racism." Prestianni denies the allegations, claiming the Real Madrid forward misunderstood what he heard.