
Real Madrid managed a narrow 2–1 victory over Benfica in the second leg of their Champions League playoff tie, Vinicius Junior’s pinpoint winner sealing their spot in the last 16 of the competition.
Madrid held a one-goal advantage from a first leg that had been entirely overshadowed by alleged racial abuse aimed at Vinicius by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni—who was suspended alongside his manager José Mourinho for Wednesday’s return fixture.